Thank you for explaining this. It helped me understand
And because I'm pesty, I have more to grump about. The following are just my opinions, I have no legal knowledge whatsoever, I just want to throw these out there and see what happens. I'll do some googling later, but for now here's what I'm thinking about.
Example: the murderer's family solicit funds specifically and solely to use for her appeal. Miraculously, receive $300,000 *huge belly laughs*. The trust account is (supposedly) not in her name. I assume they'll try to contort and twist to circumvent rules, we'll see.
1) Because people were told they were donating specifically to her appeal fund,
legally (morality and ethics don't exist for ja) would it have to be used only for that or they could be charged with fraud if it's used for other things not directly related to the appeal? *see Item 2
2) Items such as: murderer's court clothes, hair, makeup, hotels, meals, travel for parents, friends, website fees and admin, fees to Trust Administrator, etc. would those be considered part of the Appeal? I've seen some creative accounting in my time - grrrrrr!
3) Even though it's not in her name, because the
ADVERTISED GOAL of the funds is for the murderer's benefit, wouldn't it be considered part of her net worth (not sure if that's correct term) Similar to if someone has a conservatorship, even though they don't have actual control over their own money, it IS their own money.
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The above comments are just my opinions and not accusations. I have a "what if" brain and like to ask.