Domestic Assets Protection Trusts
North Carolina Places 15th Again for Trust Decanting in 2017
Attorney Steve Oshins annually grades all states that permit trust decanting. Once again, North Carolina holds steady at #15 out of twenty-five states…
2015 Top 5 States for Domestic Asset Protection Trusts
For the past six years, attorney Steve Oshins has ranked the states that offer Domestic Asset Protection Trusts (DAPTs). The chart generally…
Vulnerability for Domestic Asset Protection Trusts
A recent court case involving a Domestic Asset Protection Trust (DAPT) revealed a possible threat to the protections provided by these powerful…
Tennessee is #3 for Domestic Asset Protection Trusts in 2014
A year ago Tennessee tied for the fourth spot in Steve Oshins’ Annual Domestic Asset Protection Trust State Rankings. Last summer Oshins updated the…
Illinois Ruling Strikes a Blow at Asset Protection Trusts
In Rush University v. Sessions, et al, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that a transfer to a Cook Islands trust was per se…
AK Bankruptcy Court Avoids Transfer to AK DAPT
In the May 26, 2011 Alaska Bankruptcy Court decision of In re Mortensen, the court avoided a transfer of real property of…
Nevada Asset Protection Trust Laws Improved
Nevada’s new Domestic Asset Protection Trust (DAPT) laws became effective October 1, 2011. One new feature is the ability to move a…