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 ...

Revocable living trusts are often the core estate planning vehicle for the basic estate plan. Generally, revocable living trusts are touted as an incredibly versatile estate planning tool, which ...

Question: I understand that when you set up a trust, the assets that are in the name of the trust are protected from lawsuits and creditors. If this is so, it seems like that in today’s litigious ...

In 2009, New Hampshire joined what was then a small group of states that statutorily permitted the creation of a domestic asset protection trust (“DAPT”). Although today, 20 states in the U.S. allow ...

Coral Gables, Florida, Dec. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Donlevy-Rosen & Rosen, P.A., a Coral Gables-based law firm recognized for its leadership in asset protection planning, has announced the ...

The Spousal Limited Access Trust (SLAT) is mostly used to transfer assets out of the donor’s taxable estate yet provide “limited” access to the donor’s spouse and other beneficiaries. Not just for the ...

The Freedom People has announced new guidance regarding the establishment of express foreign trusts intended for US ...

Putting everything you own into a living trust can feel like the safest way to help your kids skip probate, but some assets ...

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 ...