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Attorneys for Respondent
JEANNE KWONG
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
PROBATE DIVISION
JENNIFER SHUK-HANKWOK, Case No. PES-10-293505 eee
Petitioner, RESPONDENTS’ NON-OPPOSITION TO
PETITIONERS’ SEPARATE STATEMENT OF
v. UNDISPUTED MATERIAL FACTS IN
OPPOSITION OF EACH OF RESPONDENTS’
JEANNE KWONG, individually and as a}| MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT OR
former trustee of the Stan Kwong Irrevocable} IN THE ALTERNATIVE FOR SUMMARY
Trust IL, ADJUDICATION
Respondent.
(PEE Ee Eee PeeEEe | Date: January 26, 2017
AND RELATED CROSS-PETITIONS, Thursday
Time: 2:00 PM
Dept. 204
Location: 400 McAllister Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
Judge: Hon. John K. Stewart
Action filed: May 12, 2010
Trial date: February 27, 2010
DATE APPROVED BY LESLIE GOMEZ
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RESPONDENTS’ NON-OPPOSITION TO PETITIONERS’ SEPARATE STATEMENT OF UNDISPUTED
MATERIAL FACTS IN OPPOSITION OF EACH OF RESPONDENTS’ MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY
JUDGMENT OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE FOR SUMMARY ADJUDICATIONa
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KWONG and Respondent GARY WONG (collectively “Moving
Respondent JEANNE
Parties”) submit the following Non-Opposition To Petitioners’ Separate Statement Of Undisputed
Material Facts In Oppsotion Of Each Of Respoidents’ Motions For Summary Judgment Or In The
Alternative For Summary Adjudication (“Non-Oppositian”)
Although under no obligation to do so, Moving Parties submit this Non-Opposition to make
clear that Moving Parties have not disputed the facts in Petitioner’s separate statement filed with the
opposition papers. No dispute is necessary because Petitioner’s Undisputed Material Facts (“PUMFs”)
do not create a triable fact as to Petitioner’s damages in this case.
The PUMFs are unable to establish a triable fact because Petitioner’s defense of the motions for
summary judgment/adjudication is that Petitioner caused her own damages by making a gift of
community property to her children nine months after Decedent Stan Kwong’s death. Petitioner is
never able to explain how that gift damaged her in this case, and the PUMFs fare no better, failing to
set forth even $1 in damages associated with the gift to her children.
As stated in the moving papers, all facts pled by Petitioner have been accepted as true for
purposes of the motions for summary judgment/adjudication. Even accepting all of Petitioner’s
allegations as true, Petitioner still has no damages in this case.
Since Petitioner failed to meet her burden to show a triable fact as to the existence of damages,
summary judgment is required.
upporting ence Supporting Evidence
1, Stan Kwong created a comprehensive estate Undisputed. :
plan in 2009 based on the restatement of his
earlier Separate Property Trust, and the
creation with his wife Jennifer Kwok ofa
Community Trust.
Evidence: Respondents’ Evidence D and F.
2. The purpose of the Community Trust was to Undisputed.
provide for Jennifer and Stan children in the
event that Stan predeceased Jennifer. At
RESPONDENTS’ NON-OPPOSITION TO PETITIONERS’ SEPARATE STATEMENT OF UNDISPUTED
r IN OPPOSITION OF EACH OF RESPONDENTS’ MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY
~ JUDGMENT OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE FOR SUMMARY ADJUDICATION[ Stan’s death the Community Trust was
divided equally into two shares: a Marital
Trust and a Survivor's Trust.
Kwok Decl. {
Respondents' FE
idence, Ex. F, § 2.4
3. The Marital Trust is funded by Stan’s share Undisputed. |
of the assets of the Community Trust, and |
by certain assets directed to it under the
Stan Kwong Trust.
Kwok Decl. ¥ 6;
Respondents' Evidence, Ex. D, § 4.2.1.3
and Ex. F.
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creation of two insurance trusts: (i) the
Kwong/K wok Irrevocable Trust dated
September 8, 2008; and (ii) the Stan Kwong
Irrevocable Trust II, dated September 8,
2008. ("Kwong LI").
Kwok Decl. { 9;
Respondents’ Evidence, Ex. C
5. ig Il was an insurance trust created to Undisputed.
hold a life insurance policy that Stan
purchased in 1991, before his marriage,
from Lincoln Benefit Life Company with a
face value of $1 million (the “Lincoln
Policy”).
Kwok Decl. ¢ 9;
Respondents' Evidence, Ex. C
6. When Stan created the Kwong II Trust he Undisputed.
planned to use the Lincoln Policy to fund
the trust; the Lincoln Policy was the sole
intended asset of the Kwong II Trust. Stan
changed the ownership of the Lincoln
Policy from himself to the Kwong II Trust.
Kwok Decl. ¢ 12
7. Stan met his siste:
financial advisor, Gary Wong, in early
2008. Gary persuaded Stan to use his
Lincoln policy of $1 million to trade in for
another policy of the same coverage with a
different carrier, The difference was that
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RESPONDENTS’ NON-OPPOSITION TO PETITIONERS’ SEPARATE STATEMENT OF UNDISPUTED
MATERIAL FACTS IN OPPOSITION OF EACH OF RESPONDENTS’ MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY
JUDGMENT OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE FOR SUMMARY ADJUDICATION24
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‘Stan would have to pay premiums for the
st of his life, but he got a higher rated
insurance company.
Kwok Deel. ¢ 10
8. Stan later decided to drop the idea of
trading in the Lincoln Policy, and asked
Gary Wong instead to transfer the Lincoln
Policy to Stan's new insurance trust, Kwong
II, instead
Kwok Decl. ¥ 10
9. The Kwong II Trust specifics that "The
Trustee shali designate this Trust as
Beneficiary of all life insurance policies
owned by the Trust."
Respondents’ Evidence, Ex. C, § 9B
10. Two months after Stan passed on July 8
2009, in September, Jennifer discovered
that Jeanne Kwong had failed to change the
beneficiary of the Lincoln Policy from her
mother, Lau Kwong, to the Kwong II Trust.
Lau Kwong claimed the insurance proceeds
that Stan wanted and intended to leave to
Jennifer and his children.
Kwok Decl. ¥ 13
the trustee of Kwong II, contact Lincoln
Benefit Life Company, to explain that a
mistake had been made and that a change in
the beneficiary of the Lincoln Policy was
supposed to have been completed.
Kwok Deel. € 14
Undisputed.
U ndisputed.
Undisputed.
Undisputed.
12. Jeanne Kwong refused to do anything to
intervene or even communicate with
Lincoln Benefit Life Company; instead she
resigned as trustee of the Kwong II Trust.
Kwok Decl. ¥ 14
Undisputed.
13. Lau Kwong amended her own trust
agreement in late July, 2009. Lau Kwong
removed Stan's children, Justin Kwong
(aged two at the time) and Michelle Kwong
Undisputed.
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RESPONDENTS’ NON-OPPOSITION TO PETITIONERS’ SEPARATE STATEMENT OF UNDISPUTED
MATERIAL FACTS IN OPPOSITION OF EACH OF RESPONDENTS’ MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY
JUDGMENT OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE FOR SUMMARY ADJUDICATION(aged one at the time), from her estate plan;
that is, Lau Kwong disinherited the children
less than three weeks after Stan’s death, and
one week after Stan’s funeral.
Kwok Decl. ¥ 16
transfer any specific real property, and new
deeds were required for each of the parcels
of real property that Stan or Jennifer put
into one Community Trust. Stan’s
community property remained his after the
Conveyance, and my community property
remained mine.
Kwok Decl. 4 8
15. Neither Lau Kwong, Larry ‘Kwong nor
Jeanne Kwong, nor anyone else, ever said
or did anything that informed or caused
Jennifer to understand or think that Stan
owed any of them money, or that Stan was
indebted to them in an amount of more than
$6.0 million, or in any amount.
Kwok Decl. {17
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16. As a consequence of the events after Stan's
death -- more than $6 million of claims
against the estate, loss of the $1 million
insurance proceeds, and the disinheritance
of Stan's children -- Jennifer took action to
preserve the purpose and intent of Stan’s
overall estate plan.
Kwok Decl. {18
17. The Disclaimer executed on April 1, 2010, :
created two trusts for Stan's children. Justin
Kwong, (now seven), and Michelle Kwong,
(now six).
Kwok Decl. § 19; Ex. A
18. The children's trusts are to be funded by
assets that Jennifer would otherwise have
received from the Marital Trust, which was
created ai Stan’s death and holds Stan’s
share of the community property.
Kwok Decl, (19; Exs, B and C_
RESPONDENTS’
Undisputed.
Undisputed.
Undisputed.
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NON-OPPOSITION TO PETITIONERS’ SEPARATE STATEMENT OF UNDISPUTED
MATERIAL FACTS IN OPPOSITION OF EACH OF RESPONDENTS’ MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY
JUDGMENT OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE FOR SUMMARY ADJUDICATION24
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19. The estate tax retum for the Community
Trust reflects the Disclaimer and its effect
of creating two new trusts for Stan children
funded with more than $1 million in each.
Kwok Decl. ¢ 19; Exs. B and C
20. Stan intended and wanted to leave his assets
to Jennifer and to their children, and he did
so in creating his comprehensive estate
plan.
Kwok Decl. { 20
of Assets from the Stan Kwong Trust was
filed on May 14, 2010 (The "Disclaimer
Petition").
Evidence: Bernhard Decl. Ex. A
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22. The Disclaimer Petition was tried in this
court in June-July, 2015 and a Statement of
Decision was entered on October 26, 2015
("Statement of Decision").
Evidence: October 26, 2015 Statement of
Decision, Bernhard Decl. Ex. B
23. The Court's Statement of Decision granted
Jennifer Kwok's Petition and ordered the
Stan Kwong Trust, Jeanne Kwong, as the
trustee of "to (1) distribute immediately all
assets of that trust to Petitioner Jennifer
Kwok, as trustee of the marital trust
established under the Stanley Kwong and
Jennifer Kwok Revocable Trust dated April
6, 2009..."
Evidence: October 26, 2015 Statement of
Decision, Bernhard Decl. Ex. B
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Undisputed.
Jennifer Kwok's Disclaimer, no Bypass
trust exist to be funded.
Evidence: October 26, 2015 Statement of
Decision, Bernhard Decl. Ex. B
25. The Stan Kwon Trust has never made even
a partial distribution to the Marital Trust, _
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RESPONDENTS’ NON-OPPOSITION TO PETITIONERS’ SEPARATE STATEMENT OF UNDISPUTED
MATERIAL FACTS IN OPPOSITION OF EACH OF RESPONDENTS’ MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY
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JUDGMENT OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE FOR SUMMARY ADJUDICATIONdespite request to do so.
Kwok Decl. 4 21
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PHIL FOSTER
Attorneys for Respondent
JEANNE KWONG
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January 19, 2017. MARKUN ZUSMAN FRENIERE & COMPTON LLP
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GARY WONG
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RESPONDENTS’ NON-OPPOSITION TO PETITIONERS’ SEPARATE STATEMENT OF UNDISPUTED
MATERIAL FACTS IN OPPOSITION OF EACH OF RESPONDENTS’ MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY
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Richard Bryan
Bryan Hinshaw, PC
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San Francisco, CA 94104
Attorneys for Respondent FENG OUYANG
David Wakukawa
Markun Zusman & Compton LLP
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