Raj Aujla: Estate Planning for Young Families: What Happens If You Can’t Speak for Yourself?

Estate Planning for Young Families: What Happens If You Can’t Speak for Yourself?

Guest: Raj Aujla

Host: Dr. Tamara Patzer

Show: Thought Leaders Show: Legal Edition

Recorded: August 13, 2026

Estate planning isn’t only about what happens after you die.

It is also about what happens to you, your children, your finances and your family if you are alive but suddenly unable to make decisions for yourself.

In this episode, Dr. Tamara Patzer talks with California estate planning attorney Raj Aujla about why young families often wait too long to put basic protections in place.

Raj walks through practical questions involving medical decisions, children, guardianship, finances, wills, trusts and California probate.

In This Episode

– Why young parents need estate planning

– Medical decision-making during incapacity