Legal Opinion
De Mille v. Ramsey
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 12, 1989No. H003240PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BRAUER, Acting P. J.
Two sisters agreed in writing that they would share equally any inheritance received from their mother, notwithstanding any unequal disposition her will might provide. The mother died and in her will left the bulk of the estate to one daughter in a spendthrift trust, with the remainder to a granddaughter. This appeal presents the question whether the sisters’ agreement to share and share alike can be enforced in light of provisions in the trust that trust principal and income shall not be subject to the claims of creditors and may not be voluntarily or involuntarily…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
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