Fiduciary and Arizona AG Oppose Proposed UEP Trust Settlement

Reports from KSL News and Dallas Morning News yesterday indicate renewed disagreement over how to reform the United Effort Plan Trust which holds property of FLDS church. Last month, Utah's attorney general proposed a settlement in the proceedings in which a Utah court is attempting to reform the trust. (See prior posting.) Responses filed yesterday indicate that the settlement proposal is supported by the FLDS church, but is opposed by Arizona's attorney general and court-appointed special fiduciary Bruce Wisan. Wisan objects that the proposed settlement excessively favors current FLDS members over former members. The proposed settlement would set aside an area in Colorado City, Arizona, for former FLDS members who left the Church voluntarily or through excommunication. The Arizona Attorney General says this creates religious segregation. Wisan's attorneys also raise questions regarding who can speak for the FLDS church.