Arizona Revised Statutes Title 14. Trusts, Estates and Protective Proceedings § 14-10504. Discretionary trusts; effect of standard; definition

1. The discretion is expressed in the form of a standard of distribution.

2. The trustee has not complied with the applicable standard of distribution or has abused the discretion regarding distributions.

1. Except as provided in § 14-10503, a distribution may be ordered by the court to satisfy a judgment or court order against the beneficiary for support or maintenance of the beneficiary's child.

2. The court shall direct the trustee to pay to the child an amount as is equitable under the circumstances but not more than the amount the trustee would have been required to distribute to or for the benefit of the beneficiary had the trustee complied with the standard or not abused the discretion.

1. A creditor of a trust beneficiary may not compel a distribution from insurance proceeds payable to the trustee as beneficiary to the extent state law exempts the insurance proceeds from creditors' claims if it had been paid directly to the trust beneficiary.

2. To the extent that under Arizona law life insurance proceeds, policy cash surrender values or other distributions or payments are exempt from attachment or garnishment by, execution on or otherwise the reach of creditors, if the death benefit is payable to an individual beneficiary, the life insurance proceeds, policy cash surrender values or other distributions or payments are also exempt from attachment or garnishment by, execution on or otherwise the reach of creditors if payable to a trust of which a beneficiary is that individual.