In the complex world of estate planning, irrevocable trusts offer a robust mechanism for protecting assets from various threats, including bankruptcy and divorce. This article delves into the specific protections offered by...more
Section 2030 of California’s Family Code provides an important safeguard to ensure the fairness of marriage dissolution proceedings. It allows the Court to order a more financially well-off party to pay some or all of the...more
Cleopatra Cameron is the granddaughter of wealthy oilman Arthur A. Cameron. Cleopatra’s father, Arthur A. Cameron, Jr., created several spendthrift trusts for Cleopatra’s benefit which are collectively referred to in this...more
In In the Interest of H.D.V., a husband appealed from a bench trial in a divorce proceeding. No. 05-15-00421-CV, 2016 Tex. App. LEXIS 9520 (Tex. App.—Dallas August 26, 2016, no pet. history). His mother had set up a trust for...more
On August 4, 2016, the Supreme Judicial Court issued its highly anticipated decision in Pfannenstiehl v. Pfannenstiehl, 2016 Mass. LEXIS 591, reversing an Appeals Court decision that had been a hot topic of discussion among...more
In Berlinger v. Casselberry, Case No. 2D12-6470, 6 (Fla. 2d DCA Nov. 27, 2013), the Florida Second District Court of Appeal upheld a writ of garnishment issued by a trial court against the trustee of a discretionary trust...more