Legal Opinion
In Re Robbins
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut
Decided July 21, 1997No. 19-30313PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING TO DETERMINE PROPERTY OF THE ESTATE
ROBERT L. KRECHEVSKY, Bankruptcy Judge.
I
ISSUE
The issue presented to the court is whether an' annuity established by parties to a structured personal injury settlement agreement which contains a prohibition against transfer of the debtor’s interest and under which the debtor receives monthly payments for life, constitutes a valid spendthrift trust under Connecticut law and is thus excludable from property of the debtor’s Chapter 13 estate.
II
BACKGROUND
The debtor, Mark Robbins (“the debtor”), entered into a settlement agreement (“the Agreement”) dated…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Greenwich Trust Co. v. TysonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1942
- Zeoli v. Commissioner of Social ServicesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- City of Bridgeport v. ReillySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1946
- Carter v. BrownellSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1920
- Walro v. Striegel (In Re Striegel)District Court, S.D. Indiana · 1991
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