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ASSET PROTECTION

Asset Protection Trusts
Asset Protection Trusts are an integral part of Asset Protection, Creditor Deterrence, and Estate Planning. These flexible legal structures are specifically designed to frustrate potential creditor attack. They are frequently used by individuals with substantial net worth who own closely held businesses, or professionals (doctors, lawyers, stockbrokers). Sometimes they are used in anticipation of a marriage or a change in marital status. They are also used in conjunction with other legal entities as a means to pass on a closely held or family business (to the next generation) while adding potentially fatal creditor barriers.

These trusts frequently take the form of a "Foreign Grantor Trust" for tax purposes, and are designed to be "tax neutral". (There are tax reporting requirements for these types of trusts) Their value is in the area of asset protection from creditor attack, not tax savings. They are custom designed plans intended to meet specific client requirements. These trusts are not "cookie cutter" efforts. The plans are complex and typically involve one or more business entities, frequently including both domestic and foreign components. These plans are not for everyone. Depending on your particular financial and economic situation, you may wish to adopt other estate planning strategies.

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THE IRREVOCABLE LIFE INSURANCE TRUST

Life insurance is something that many of us own. For some, it is simply a means to provide additional support for our family. For others, it may play a greater role in overall estate and tax planning. Unfortunately, many people are unaware of the potential tax consequences of how such policies are held, or in some cases who the beneficiaries are. Life insurance proceeds can fall outside of an insured’s estate, which is extremely beneficial from a tax planning perspective. However, this will not always occur, and the ramifications can be extremely costly.

By owning life insurance on their own lives, many people unknowingly risk the possibility of having the proceeds of that policy become subject to estate taxes. When one owns...

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