Common sense suggests that a party holding property in trust for the benefit of another does not acquire an interest in that property. However, where a commingled trust is insolvent, claimants are generally treated as creditors, not beneficiaries, unless their funds are traceable.
Where an attorney or other fiduciary holds property in trust for another, the law of trusts combines with professional rules of conduct, and the resulting standard is more stringent.
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