Enforcement Against Revocable Inter Vivos Trust Interest
Enforcement Against Revocable Inter Vivos Trust Interest: Property in a revocable inter vivos trust is subject to claims of creditors of the settlor-debtor during the debtor's lifetime to the extent of the debtor's power of revocation. [Ca Probate § 18200] Upon the judgment debtor's death, property held in an inter vivos trust created by the debtor is generally exempt from enforcement under the EJL (e.g., no writ of execution may issue). Instead, the judgment creditor must timely file either (1) a claim in a proceeding initiated by the trustee to administer trust creditor claims (or in the debtor decedent's estate if a California probate proceeding is pending), or (2) if no trust or probate proceeding is initiated, an action against the decedent's beneficiaries pursuant to Ca Probate § 19400 et seq. [See Ca Probate §§ 19300(a) & 19003(a)]


