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Asset Protection Domestic Asset Protection Trust (DAPT)

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Creating a nonvoidable domestic asset protection trust (DAPT) that has multijurisdictional contacts: The state and federal...

Creating a domestic asset protection trust (DAPT) that both has multijurisdictional contacts and is nonvoidable in whole or in part is easier said than done. There are the state conflict-of-laws issues, a few of which I...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Data Privacy Concerns With the CTA? Consider the Value of DAPTs

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People are understandably nervous about sharing personal data no matter the circumstances. That can be especially true regarding estate planning, given the existence of the recently enacted Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”)....more

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Asset Protection Trusts for Cryptocurrency and Digital Assets

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With more investors diversifying their investment portfolios, cryptocurrencies and other kinds of digital assets (i.e., non-fungible tokens “NFTs”) have become a more popular option in recent years. With the Internal Revenue...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

You Can Relax if Your Estate Plan Includes a SPA Trust

During times of economic and tax law uncertainty, the more flexible your estate plan, the better. As some parts of the country are rebounding economically from effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, other areas continue to...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

The Estate Planner - March/April 2020

Creating an education legacy - For many people, an important goal of estate planning is to leave a legacy for their children, grandchildren and future generations. And what better way to do that than to help provide for...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Smart estate planning begins with protecting your assets

It’s one thing to earn enough to live a comfortable lifestyle. It’s yet another to develop a plan for protecting one’s assets so that there’s more for heirs after death. If one has been fortunate enough to achieve the former,...more

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Georgia Governor Vetoes Domestic Asset Protection Trust Legislation

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In late March, the Georgia House of Representatives (by a vote of 103-56) and the Georgia Senate (by a vote of 43-6) passed HB 441, which would have made Georgia the 18th state to permit self-settled domestic asset protection...more

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2017 Creditor Protection Update: Protecting Your Assets with a "DAPT"

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On December 5, 2016, Michigan joined Alaska, Delaware, Nevada, Utah and South Dakota as one of the 17 states that permit the use of irrevocable self-settled asset protection trusts for purposes of creditor protection...more

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