OJ SIMPSON PUT ALL HIS MONEY IN A TRUST TO BE DISTRIBUTED BY ATTORNEY

The man in charge of OJ Simpson's estate says he is unsure of its worth and who will be first in the 'pecking order' to receive payouts
Simpson died last week at the age of 76 following a battle with prostate cancer

The Last Will and Testament of OJ Simpson was filed in a Nevada court last week, following the death of the 76-year-old former NFL player and accused murderer.

The man who has been named as the executor says he is unsure what or how much is in the estate and to which creditors money will go to settle Simpson's significant debts.

The seven page document places the entirety of Simpson's estate in a trust created in late January of this year, which is now under the control of Simpson's long-time attorney Malcom LaVergne, who was named as the executor of the Will.

LaVergne, who represented Simpson in a number of legal proceedings following his conviction on charges related to a violet Vegas robbery in 2007, has spoken publicly about the estate.

In an interview with KTNV Las Vegas, LaVergne said that Simpson's estate will now enter the probate process, a complex legal exercise that will require the expert opinion of attorneys trained in estate law.

LaVergne said the family of the late convict are currently in funeral planning mode, and have just scratched the surface of dealing with the estate.

Simpson died owing a significant amount of money to the families of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson - the two murder victims he was accused of killing in 1994.

Simpson was acquitted of the murders, but later told by a civil court that he must pay the families $33million.

Some 25 years after the murders, that figure has ballooned to $100million.

It is not, however, clear that either family will see a cent of Simpson's estate.

According to LaVergne, Simpson died owing a considerable amount to the IRS, a creditor he says will come ahead of 'publicity creditors' - a reference to the Goldman family - in the 'pecking order.'

According to ABC legal analyst Dan Abrams, said Monday morning that once Simpson's estate has been entirely accounted for, it will be an easier process for creditors to claim what they are owed.

The Goldman family have, over time, received just about $130,000 of the many millions they are owed.

LaVergne said he hopes the Goldman family get 'nothing.'

'It's my hope that the Goldmans get zero, nothing. Them specifically. And I will do everything in my capacity as the executor or personal representative to try and ensure that they get nothing,' he told the Las Vegas Review Journal last week.

It is unclear why LaVergne has such animus toward the Goldman family.

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