Belize for Offshore Asset Protection Trusts

There’s more to Belize than the Barrier Reef and Mayan ruins. This country formerly known as the British Honduras, has aggressively promoted its offshore financial services sectors, including asset protection trusts.
There are several advantages to setting up an offshore asset protection trust in Belize. For one, the country has [...]

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How Does a Changing Order Impact Your FLP?

The Family Liability Partnership can be a good strategy for asset protection when an individual’s worth is equal to or below $250,000. However, there may be ways through which a creditor or plaintiff may try to get access to the assets even through a Family Liability Partnership.
A creditor [...]

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Asset Protection for Landlords with Tenants

Asset Protection applies to anyone who has assets they really want to keep.  However, for some professions the experts consider it a bit more important than others.  Of course we would include the usual suspects like doctors and medical professionals, as well as builders and absolutely anyone with employees.  But [...]

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The Challenge of Fear

I am going to share a story with you that it very personal for me; however, the message is so critical that I believe it is valuable for me to do so.
Yesterday my son, Aslan, came home from visiting his aunt, uncle and cousins who live in Buenos Aires. As [...]

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Asset Protection Using an Irrevocable Trust?

Do Irrevocable Trusts Really Protect You?
This is now officially QUESTION #1 coming in from visitors to my website!  Apparently the new word on the street is that if you are in trouble and want to protect your assets, just give them all away!  And better yet, give them away in [...]

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The Uses of The Limited Liability Limited Partnership (LLLP)

What is an LLLP?
Everything evolves, even legal concepts and tools. And the Limited Liability Limited Partnership (LLLP) is an example of one such evolution. So what is this new animal? Well if you already understand what a Limited Partnership (LP) and a Limited Liability Company (LLC) are, then understanding the LLLP is [...]

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Asset Protection in Divorce

Can Asset Protection be used to protect assets from your spouse in a divorce? As you might imagine, I get this question all the time! The answer is – it depends.
Generally asset protection refers to situations where individuals or married couples are seeking to protect their assets and [...]

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Irrevocable or Revocable, What’s the Difference?

One of the most common questions I get asked is: What is the difference between revocable and irrevocable? In my world, most people are referring to “Trusts” or other estate planning vehicles. And the it can be confusing, especially with so many terms floating around the Internet like; Revocable Living [...]

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Venice and the Power of Giving

So what does Venice have to do with the Power of Giving?  Well for me it is where I decided to pass on something I think is really cool, and share this beautiful photo. For the kids that are going to receive it means that they may just get to [...]

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