ATLANTA AP – Ray Charles would never have asked Albany State University to give back the $3 million he donated to the college, says a lawyer on behalf of several of his children in a letter written to a Los Angeles attorney who has represented the music legend.

In the letter, dated Monday and written on behalf of eight of Charles’ children, Los Angeles attorney Mary Anne den Bok challenges the legal standing of Ivan Hoffman to represent the estate of Ray Charles, which was closed in May 2006.