Toni 1 Trust v. Wacker

BOLGER, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

After a Montana state court issued a series of judgments against Donald Tangwall and his family, the family members transferred two pieces of property to the "Toni Trust," a trust allegedly created under Alaska law. A Montana state court and an Alaska bankruptcy court found that the transfers were made to avoid the judgments and were therefore fraudulent. Tangwall, the trustee of the Trust, then filed this suit, arguing that Alaska state courts have exclusive jurisdiction over such fraudulent transfer actions under AS 34.40.110(k). But we conclude that this…