Section 15306.5 Of Chapter 2. Restrictions On Voluntary And Involuntary Transfers From California Probate Code >> Division 9. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2.
15306.5
. (a) Notwithstanding a restraint on transfer of the
beneficiary's interest in the trust under Section 15300 or 15301, and
subject to the limitations of this section, upon a judgment creditor'
s petition under Section 709.010 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the
court may make an order directing the trustee to satisfy all or part
of the judgment out of the payments to which the beneficiary is
entitled under the trust instrument or that the trustee, in the
exercise of the trustee's discretion, has determined or determines in
the future to pay to the beneficiary.
(b) An order under this section may not require that the trustee
pay in satisfaction of the judgment an amount exceeding 25 percent of
the payment that otherwise would be made to, or for the benefit of,
the beneficiary.
(c) An order under this section may not require that the trustee
pay in satisfaction of the judgment any amount that the court
determines is necessary for the support of the beneficiary and all
the persons the beneficiary is required to support.
(d) An order for satisfaction of a support judgment, as defined in
Section 15305, has priority over an order to satisfy a judgment
under this section. Any amount ordered to be applied to the
satisfaction of a judgment under this section shall be reduced by the
amount of an order for satisfaction of a support judgment under
Section 15305, regardless of whether the order for satisfaction of
the support judgment was made before or after the order under this
section.
(e) If the trust gives the trustee discretion over the payment of
either principal or income of a trust, or both, nothing in this
section affects or limits that discretion in any manner. The trustee
has no duty to oppose a petition to satisfy a judgment under this
section or to make any claim for exemption on behalf of the
beneficiary. The trustee is not liable for any action taken, or
omitted to be taken, in compliance with any court order made under
this section.
(f) Subject to subdivision (d), the aggregate of all orders for
satisfaction of money judgments against the beneficiary's interest in
the trust may not exceed 25 percent of the payment that otherwise
would be made to, or for the benefit of, the beneficiary.