If the settlor retains the power to revoke the trust in whole or in part, the trust property is subject to the claims of creditors of the settlor to the extent of the power of revocation during the lifetime of the settlor.
Cal. Prob. Code § 18200
Rights of Creditors of Settlor
Known as the Trust Law
The act spans §§ 15000–19403 (351 sections).
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case 73 Cal. App. 4th 835 - Gagan v. Gouyd (1999)
Most recently applied in Board of Trustees of the Ken Lusby Clerks & Lumber Handlers Pension Fund v. Piedmont Lumber & Mill Co. (September 2015)
Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.
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Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.