Opinion ID: 2782384
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Text: go in in layers. It can’t all go at one time. It’s got to go in layers. And part of it is how it came about to begin with, but it had to be layered up to go in. [¶35] An additional reason not all of the disputed property was identified in the Trust Agreement and immediately placed in the Trust is that at least some of the property was not owned by Robert Redland or the Redland Children or even subject to specific identification when the Trust Agreement was executed in 1989. In particular, the lands eventually purchased from Eric Redland’s estate were not available in 1989 and it was not known in 1989 which of his properties, if any, would eventually be available for purchase. The court’s order captures this circumstance in the following findings: 11(b). [Prior to the signing of the Trust Agreement], Robert stated to his children that he was aware that Uncle Eric Redland’s property would eventually become available to purchase, and that the Family needed to be ready to purchase that property. The Redland family members were aware that Eric Redland was in financial straits, as they were leasing the State Farm from him during and prior to August, 1989.