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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A. Even if a trust contains a spendthrift provision, a beneficiary's child who has a judgment or court order against the beneficiary for support or maintenance, or a judgment creditor who has provided services relating to the protection of a beneficiary's interest in the trust, may obtain from a court an order attaching present or future distributions to or for the benefit of the beneficiary only for these matters.
B. The exception prescribed in subsection A is unenforceable against a special needs trust.
C. A spendthrift provision is unenforceable against a claim of this state or the United States only to the extent a statute of this state or federal law so provides.
D. For the purposes of this section, “child” includes any person for whom an order or judgment for child support has been validly entered in this or another state.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arizona Revised Statutes Title 14. Trusts, Estates and Protective Proceedings § 14-10503. Exceptions to spendthrift provision; definition - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/az/title-14-trusts-estates-and-protective-proceedings/az-rev-st-sect-14-10503/
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