Discussion 10: Celebrity Estate Planning Problems

This situation focuses on the death of Prince and the consequences of his failure to leave a will. Someone might think that Prince, who had a great deal of money, would have hired the best possible estate planning attorney to make sure that his wishes were followed. But he didn't.

Article: https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2018/08/22/legendary-stars-who-died-without-wills-aretha-franklin/83550424/

1. Do you know someone you know (or a celebrity other than Prince) died without a will or without a plan for his or her estate.
2. Using the rules of intestate succession inCalifornia at California Probate Code Section 6400 sections 6401 and 6402(link https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=PROB&division=6.&title=&part=2.&chapter=1.&article) how is person or celebrity's estate going to distributed because they did not have a will? read the sections of the Probate Code and to apply the rules set forth in the Probate Code to the person or celebrity's situation.
3. What did you learn from these examples? Is there anything you will do differently now?