PIKULA v. DSS: CONNECTICUT SUPREME COURT ISSUES NEW RULING INTERPRETING TESTAMENTARY TRUST LANGUAGE AS CREATING A THIRD PARTY SUPPLEMENTAL NEEDS TRUST

May 19, 2016

In a May 10, 2016, decision, Pikula v. the Department of Social Services, the Connecticut Supreme Court concluded the language in a testamentary trust created a discretionary supplemental needs trust, despite use of the terms “support and maintenance.”  For the full text of the decision click here.