context: The fact that the trust is not self-settled does not necessarily mean that it is a spendthrift trust. Courts also focus on "the amount of 'dominion and control' exercised by the debtor over the trust property" in deciding whether the plan sets up a spendthrift trust.
citation_a.signal: cf.
citation_a.identifier: 81 B.R. 22, 25-26
citation_a.parenthetical: court found spendthrift trust where debtor had no direct control over any aspect of the plan and had very restricted access to the account
citation_a.sentence: Cf. In re West, 81 B.R. 22, 25-26 (9th Cir. BAP 1987) (court found spendthrift trust where debtor had no direct control over any aspect of the plan and had very restricted access to the account).
citation_b.signal: no signal
citation_b.identifier: 97 B.R. 577, 577
citation_b.parenthetical: court found no spendthrift trust where employee was integrally involved in the decision-making process of the plan and was not restricted from drawing on the account
citation_b.sentence: Kaplan, 97 B.R. at 577 (court found no spendthrift trust where employee was integrally involved in the decision-making process of the plan and was not restricted from drawing on the account).