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What is a Foreign Asset Protection Trust?

Foreign or offshore asset protection trusts are carefully designed trusts formed under the laws of an offshore jurisdiction to take advantage of specific provisions of the local statutes. Typically these provisions offer the trust, Settlor and Trustee a significantly higher level of flexibility, control, or privacy than a comparable domestic entity. The Cook Islands, Belize, and Nevis are very favorable jurisdictions for foreign trust legislation.

 

What is a Trust?

What is the purpose of an Asset Protection Trust?

Do we want a Foreign or Domestic Trust?

What is a Domestic Asset Protection Trust?

What is a Foreign Asset Protection Trust?

Are my life long accumulated assets susceptible to creditor attack?

How does an Asset Protection Trust operate?

Who manages or administers the trust and the trust funds?

Does an Asset Protection Plan make sense for me?
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THE USA PATRIOT ACT: HOW IT IMPACTS YOU


Drafted in the days following the tragedies of September 11, 2001, the Patriot Act swept through Congress and into legislation with almost no dissenting voices. Now, years removed from its passage, some people have actually gotten around to reading the Act. While numerous state and local governments, along with several civil liberties groups, are actively fighting to limit the breadth of the Act in many areas pertaining to civil liberties, the Patriot Act continues to generate actual hardship for the average American in numerous aspects of business and banking.

The purpose of this article is to identify and briefly outline portions of this voluminous Act, as well as draw your attention to real world examples of how this Ac...

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