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Creditors Domestic Asset Protection Trust (DAPT)

Charles E. Rounds, Jr. - Suffolk University...

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

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

McGuireWoods LLP

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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Michigan’s Legislature Passes Significant Laws During the Last Days of 2016

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In late 2016, Michigan lawmakers passed a good deal of new legislation. One of the laws, the Qualified Dispositions in Trusts Act, enables an individual (the “settlor”) to create a trust that, in certain circumstances, can...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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