CLE on Domestic Asset Protection Trust Planning: Delaware, Ohio, Mississippi, and North Carolina

The ABA Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law is presenting the first of five eCLE webinars that are part the Domestic Asset Protection Trust Planning: Jurisdiction Selection Series. The first webinar will focus on asset protection laws in Delaware, Ohio, Mississippi, and North Carolina, on Tuesday, October 14, 2014, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. CT.  1.50 General CLE Credit Hours. Here is why you should attend:

Speakers: Michael Gordon, J. Aaron Byrd, Michael Stegman, Gray Edmondson, and Scott “Rust” Trippett

There’s No Place Like Home – Domestic Self-Settled Asset Protection Trusts and Inter Vivos QTIP Trusts: Why Do Them and Where To Go When You Do

Effective July 1, 2014, Mississippi became the 15th state to permit the creation of full blown self-settled asset protection trusts. Besides the 15, at least 10 other states allow some form of an asset protection trust, including inter vivos QTIP trusts. The proliferation of domestic asset protection trusts leaves attorneys inquiring about the laws in each asset protection state and the benefits of creating such a trust in one state versus another. Other frequently asked questions include:

• What is an inter vivos QTIP trust and how can it help my clients?
• Will domestic self-settled asset protection trusts benefit my clients?
• Do the costs of creating a trust in one state for creditor protection or taxation benefits really outweigh the creation of such a trust in another?
• Is the trust really protected from creditors?
• Can the trust be used to avoid the income tax in the grantor’s state of residence?
• Can a same sex couple benefit from the use of these trusts?
• Is using an offshore trust better?