On April 23, 2024 John Palley was a guest on a podcast talking about California probate and estate nightmares. The podcast is called Estate Planning Nightmares…. and how to avoid them by Jonathan Braddock. It is available in the all usual podcast services as well as a video feed on YouTube! In addition to talking […]

I posted a few days ago telling you I was very surprised to see OJ Simpson’s attorney, and named executor, openly saying he would be stonewalling creditors claims by the Goldman family. To me, that is not smart! I said on April 13th, in my previous post on this topic, the following: Now I am […]

Topics we are going to discuss today: OJ Simpson’s estate, the Goldmans, and creditor claims in California probate. I have talked about this over the years as it’s long been a point I have made with clients. You can take steps that give you creditor protection in your estate planning but if a person wants […]

Yes, I intentionally titled this: Are you organized for if you die? Yes, I intentionally said “IF” as if you really have much of a choice in the matter. I have spoken before about the time a client called me, on my cell phone, on a Saturday night, as I sat watching television in our […]