In Probate in CA l, first the expenses of administering the estate are paid. Second are the creditors; taxing authorities first, secured creditors second, unsecured creditors third. Third beneficiaries get paid. He’s not the executor until the court appoints him. He may have just talked himself out of appointment in what I read as a promise to try to cheat them out of what they’re entitled to be law
Are the Goldmans considered creditors here? And if yes, secured creditors in some fashion?
Good points. However, having practiced law in Las Vegas, ethics and the legal system are often miles apart.
That is if you Probate a Will, if you have a Living Trust or an Irrevocable Trust that is all avoided.