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

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Podcast: [Business Innovators Radio](https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-innovators-radio-1010612)
Published: 2026-09-17T19:00:21+00:00
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## Resource

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 – Durable powers of attorney – Advance health care directives – Guardianship for minor children – Why naming a godparent may not create legal guardianship – Grandparents caring for grandchildren – Wills versus trusts – California probate – Privacy and estate planning – Why trusts are not only for wealthy families – Protecting the family during incapacity as well as death About Raj Aujla Raj Aujla is a California estate planning attorney and founder of Aujla Legal in Pasadena, California. His practice focuses on helping families understand wills, trusts, incapacity planning, probate and family protection. Connect With Raj Aujla Legal LinkedIn: Raj Aujla Questions This Episode Answers Do young parents need estate plans? Who takes care of children if both parents are hospitalized? Is a godparent automatically a legal guardian? Does a spouse automatically have authority to make every decision? What is the difference between a will and a trust? Does a trust avoid probate in…

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