Wilson v. Wilson

Although I agree with the majority that principles of equity support the transparency of dealings by a trustee with the funds entrusted to him, I also believe that North Carolina law permits private parties to create trust instruments such as those at issue here. I also believe that plaintiffs never perfected their appeal as to the protective order in this case, thus depriving this Court of jurisdiction over that matter. As such, I respectfully dissent.

In 1992, Lawrence A. Wilson, Jr. (defendant Wilson, Jr.), established two irrevocable trusts for each of his two children, Lawrence A. Wilson,…