Handling Trusts During Divorce: Identifying Assets, Resolving Ownership Conflicts, and Ensuring Equitable Outcomes

Charles R. Hunsinger | Bowditch & Dewey

Charles Hunsinger focuses his practice on fiduciary litigation and divorce and family law.

In all of his work, Charles enjoys explaining the complexities of various legal strategies to clients, clarifying the issues, and strategizing with clients to take into account the unique circumstances of their lives.

Charles views each case as a puzzle to solve so that his clients can move forward constructively. “I consider family law and fiduciary litigation opportunities to move forward and to define new relationships between and among people, rather than as simply the end of a marriage or a person’s life,” he says. To do so, he listens carefully to his clients’ concerns and addresses them with compassion, practicality, and a scholarly focus on the law, both substantive and procedural.

I. Understanding the role of trusts in divorce proceedings | 1:00pm – 1:20pm

II. Identifying and valuing trust assets in divorce cases | 1:20pm – 1:40pm

III. Disputes over trust ownership and control in divorce | 1:40pm – 2:00pm

Break | 2:00pm – 2:10pm

IV. Legal strategies for dividing trust assets between spouses | 2:10pm – 2:25pm

V. Modifying or terminating trusts during divorce | 2:25pm – 2:40pm

VI. Protecting the interests of beneficiaries during divorce | 2:40pm – 2:55pm

VII. Post-divorce modifications to trusts and estate planning | 2:55pm – 3:10pm