In In re Parentage of A.H., a complicated child-support case that stretched over three countries and involved a recalcitrant noncustodial parent, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court found several reasons for forcing the creation of a section 503(g) trust, most of which concerned the noncustodial parent.

In Peter Sullivan’s January Illinois Bar Journal article, “Trust Issues,” he unpacks the First District’s opinion and walks through the details of forced trusts under section 503(g) of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.

 Read the January IBJ article, "Trust Issues."