From the abstract: “This Article exposes a trend that is quietly undermining the norm of public access to trust proceedings: To attract a lucrative cottage industry of trust businesses, some states have enacted legislation that automatically seals trust cases. This unprecedented level of secrecy poses a threat to court transparency and, more broadly, to the integrity of the wealth transfer process. The Article uses these new laws as a springboard to discuss what the law governing secrecy in trust cases is and should be.”
Weisbord, Reid K. and Horton, David and Cahn, Naomi R., Secrecy in Trust Litigation (February 12, 2026). GWU Legal Studies Research Paper , Wake Forest Law Review, Rutgers Law School Research Paper Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=6225698 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6225698