Legal Opinion

In re: Herbert M. Zukerkorn Jennifer Zukerkorn

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit

Decided December 19, 2012No. BAP NC-11-1506-JuKiJo; Bankruptcy 10-18626PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JURY, Bankruptcy Judge.

Chapter 7 1 trustee, Linda S. Green (the “Trustee”), moved to compel turnover of all or some of the income distributed to debtor, Herbert M. Zukerkorn (“Herbert”), under a spendthrift trust. The Trustee’s motion and amended motion raised issues regarding (1) the enforceability of the trust’s choice of law clause which designated Hawaii as the governing law; (2) the validity of the trust’s spendthrift clause; and (3) whether the postpetition income distributions to Herbert became *186property of the estate under § 541(a)(5)(A). The bankruptcy court denied the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Patterson v. ShumateSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. Smith v. MarshCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
  3. Mazza v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2012
  4. Wash. Mut. Bank v. Superior Court of Orange Cty.California Supreme Court · 2001
  5. Nedlloyd Lines B v. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1992

16 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Parkway Bank & Trust Co. v. ZivkovicCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2013
  2. Waldron v. Huber (In re Huber)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Washington · 2013
  3. In re: Richard Sterba and Olga SterbaUnited States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2014
  4. AI CA LLC v. CrediautoUSA Financial Company LLCDistrict Court, S.D. California · 2022
  5. Czerniewski v. KeppelDistrict Court, D. Nevada · 2021

3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API