India, July 22 -- Nolan Wells' mother, Christine Wonsley, is now laying the legal groundwork to potentially sue over her son's death. She has asked a Mississippi court to put her in charge of his estate, TMZ reported.

New legal docs obtained by the outlet showed that Wonsley filed a petition Monday to open her son's estate and appoint her as its administrator, stating that the estate's assets would consist "solely of claims for damages resulting from the circumstances surrounding his death." The appointment would give Wonsley the authority to file a lawsuit on behalf of her son's estate if anyone is eventually legally found for his death.

Wonsley signed the petition in Jackson County Chancery Court on the day of Wells' funeral. Accordin...