IN RE REYNOLDS

BAP No. CC-11-1433-HPaD. Bankruptcy No. 09-14039. Adversary No. 09-01205.

479 B.R. 67 (2012)

In re Rick H. REYNOLDS, Debtor. Sandra Bendon, Chapter 7 Trustee, Appellant, v. Rick H. Reynolds; John M. Carmack, Co-Trustee of the Reynolds Family Trust and Co-Trustee of the Reynolds Family Trust-Survivor's Trust, as amended; John Morris, Co-Trustee of the Reynolds Family Trust and Co-Trustee of the Reynolds Family Trust-Survivors Trust, as amended, Appellees.

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 24, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jesse S. Finlayson , of Finlayson Williams Toffer Roosevelt & Lilly LLP, argued for the Appellant.

Before: HOLLOWELL, PAPPAS and DUNN, Bankruptcy Judges.


OPINION

HOLLOWELL, Bankruptcy Judge.

The bankruptcy court granted the debtor's summary judgment motion, concluding that the bankruptcy estate was entitled to no more than 25% of the debtor's beneficiary interest in a spendthrift trust. The chapter 7 trustee appealed. For the reasons explained below, we AFFIRM.

I. FACTS

In 2005, Rick Reynold's (the Debtor's) parents, Freddie Hugo Reynolds (Freddie) and Patsy R. Reynolds (Patsy), established...

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