Enforcing Spousal Support Judgements Against Trusts

The statutory scheme for enforcing money judgments against trusts, the limitations on that scheme when facing spendthrift clauses, and ways around those limitations.

Spendthrift Trusts, Limited Protection for Deadbeat Beneficiaries. - California law has long recognized a settlor’s right to restrict a beneficiary’s use of trust assets. Restraints on alienation, spendthrift clauses, shutdown clauses and wholly discretionary trusts are a few of the tools settlors may use when creating a trust for the benefit of someone likely to have creditor problems.

Congratulations to Ryan Szczepanik & Andrew Verriere who are recipients of the CCCBA Pro Bono Honor Roll.