Learn about asset protection trusts. Find out its definition, how it works, its types, its advantages and disadvantages, and ...

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 ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Many turn to domestic asset protection trusts (DAPTs) to shield their wealth, assuming they ...

For restaurant owners, protecting business and personal assets from lawsuits, creditors, and financial risks is essential. One of the most effective legal strategies is using trusts to shield wealth ...

Editor’s note: This is part 14 of an ongoing series about using trusts and LLCs in estate planning, asset protection and tax planning. The effectiveness of these powerful tools — especially for asset ...

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 ...

Trusts offer many significant benefits for estate planning, including asset protection and efficient wealth transfer. As the leading authority on tax management and wealth generation, Tom Wheelwright ...

Daniel Butler, director of DBA Lawyers, said in a recent online update that developers will often set up a special purpose ...

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 ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. For decades, offshore trusts have been a powerful yet often misunderstood tool for ...

Coral Gables, Florida , Nov. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As global markets evolve and financial risks continue to rise, ProtectYou.com, the online resource of Donlevy-Rosen & Rosen, P.A., has ...