Aloha to Asset Protection Using Hawaii Trusts—May Need to Go Further “Offshore”
April 5, 2017 In a Hawaii Supreme Court case, a debtor engaged in a fraudulent transfer to a Hawaii asset protection trust. The debtor was hoping to rely on Hawaii’s […]
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Trusts – The Swiss Army Knife of Estate Planning
To the general public, a trust may seem like an advanced tool only for the wealthiest among us. But, the reality is that trusts are a foundational estate planning […]
The Double-Whammy’d Charging Order: Forget About Protecting the Assets in that LLC
August 21, 2017 Once again, the confidence one may have in relying on an LLC created in the United States as being the untouchable storehouse where assets can be safely […]
JPMorgan Chase Bank v. McClure (2017 Colorado Supreme Court Ruling): Are Non-Colorado LLCs Now More Protective than Colorado LLCs for Colorado Residents?
July 12, 2017 In the recent Colorado Supreme Court decision (JPMorgan Chase Bank v. McClure, 2017 CO 22, 2017 WL 1321334 (Colo., April 10, 2017), the Court ruled that in […]
Concerns with Domestic Asset Protection Trusts as Viable Tools, Especially After the Kloiber Case
April 27, 2017 As I again read through the Delaware Court’s view in the recent Kloiber case about a Delaware trust that a divorcing spouse wanted to tap into as […]
Do It Now: Name a Guardian for Your Minor Child(ren)
April 13, 2017 We know it’s hard. Thinking about someone else raising your children stops us all in our tracks. It feels crushing and too horrific to consider. But you […]
Top-Rate Asset Protection Law for Trusts in Belize
March 22, 2017 Belize law compared to other offshore trust asset protection laws has some interesting aspects. Most offshore laws allow a creditor a certain period (typically 2 or more […]
Trusts Now Offer More Compelling Reasons to Exist
February 24, 2017: Trusts have been viewed in the past mostly as vehicles that avoid or minimize estate taxes. However, now with married couples having close to an $11 million […]
Knowing the Rules, and Knowing They Won’t Change, Can be Helpful
The sixteen states that have passed asset protection trust law often compete with one another for business, each trying to woo individuals to use a trust company in that state […]
Transfers to Cook Islands Trust Not Voidable
In a previous blog, we discussed the “Bellinger” case and how the court concluded that the debtor’s actions were defensible. To briefly recap the facts, this was the matter in […]