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Asset-protection trust

Index Asset-protection trust

An asset-protection trust is a term which covers a wide spectrum of legal structures. [1]

18 relations: Asset protection, Bailiwick of Guernsey, Bankruptcy, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Common law, Discretionary trust, Divorce, Fraudulent conveyance, Full Faith and Credit Clause, Jersey, Offshore trust, Protective trust, Settlor, Spendthrift trust, Tax, Tax evasion.

Asset protection

Asset protection (sometimes also referred to as debtor-creditor law) is a set of legal techniques and a body of statutory and common law dealing with protecting assets of individuals and business entities from civil money judgments.

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Bailiwick of Guernsey

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Bankruptcy

Bankruptcy is a legal status of a person or other entity that cannot repay debts to creditors.

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Belize

Belize, formerly British Honduras, is an independent Commonwealth realm on the eastern coast of Central America.

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Bermuda

Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean.

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Cayman Islands

The Cayman Islands is an autonomous British Overseas Territory in the western Caribbean Sea.

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Common law

Common law (also known as judicial precedent or judge-made law, or case law) is that body of law derived from judicial decisions of courts and similar tribunals.

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Discretionary trust

A discretionary trust, in the trust law of England, Australia, Canada and other common law jurisdictions, is a trust where the beneficiaries and/or their entitlements to the trust fund are not fixed, but are determined by the criteria set out in the trust instrument by the settlor.

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Divorce

Divorce, also known as dissolution of marriage, is the termination of a marriage or marital union, the canceling or reorganizing of the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage, thus dissolving the bonds of matrimony between a married couple under the rule of law of the particular country or state.

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Fraudulent conveyance

A fraudulent conveyance, or fraudulent transfer, is an attempt to avoid debt by transferring money to another person or company.

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Full Faith and Credit Clause

Article IV, Section 1 of the United States Constitution, known as the "Full Faith and Credit Clause", addresses the duties that states within the United States have to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state." According to the Supreme Court, there is a difference between the credit owed to laws (i.e. legislative measures and common law) as compared to the credit owed to judgments.

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Jersey

Jersey (Jèrriais: Jèrri), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (Bailliage de Jersey; Jèrriais: Bailliage dé Jèrri), is a Crown dependency located near the coast of Normandy, France.

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Offshore trust

An offshore trust is a conventional trust that is formed under the laws of an offshore jurisdiction.

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Protective trust

The Protective Trust is a form of settlement found in England and Wales and several Commonwealth countries.

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Settlor

In law a settlor is a person who settles property on trust law for the benefit of beneficiaries.

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Spendthrift trust

A spendthrift trust is a trust that is created for the benefit of a person (often unable to control his spending) that gives an independent trustee full authority to make decisions as to how the trust funds may be spent for the benefit of the beneficiary.

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Tax

A tax (from the Latin taxo) is a mandatory financial charge or some other type of levy imposed upon a taxpayer (an individual or other legal entity) by a governmental organization in order to fund various public expenditures.

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Tax evasion

Tax evasion is the illegal evasion of taxes by individuals, corporations, and trusts.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asset-protection_trust

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