Trust-based property schemes, also known as ‘family protection trusts’ or ‘asset protection trusts’, are often promoted as a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about charitable giving and estate planning ideas. A Delaware court (by the Magistrate in Chancery) recently upheld the ...

What Is an Asset Protection Trust? An asset protection trust is an irrevocable trust used to protect your assets from creditors, unjust lawsuits, and court decisions. Typically, they are funded with ...

Nevada DAPT failed to shield California Tahoe real estate: court applied CA law, let IRS lien attach and foreclose on Huckaby’s 1/2 interest (U.S. v. Huckaby 2026).

I'm a single parent, and am looking at ways to minimise inheritance tax on my estate when I die. I looked into passing my home to my adult son and daughter while I am alive, but it seems that as I am ...

Regardless of recent challenges by local Department of Social Services offices, the Medicaid Asset Protection Trust (“MAPT”) is alive and well in the elder law practitioner’s toolbox and is the best ...

Divorce is a major financial risk. Early offshore asset protection can preserve wealth before courts, costs, and forced sales intervene. NY, UNITED STATES, January 26 ...

Your home can be one of the most valuable assets you own. Therefore, deciding what happens to it after you’re gone is a ...