CLE on Creating Domestic Asset Protection Trusts

The ABA Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law will sponsor a teleconference entitled, Creating A Domestic Asset Protection Trust, on Tuesday May 7, 2013 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EST. Provided below is the description the event:

In 1997 Alaska and Delaware became the first two states to adopt self-settled asset protection trust legislation. Twelve other states have since adopted some form self-settled asset protection legislation, the most recent being Ohio. Domestic asset protection trusts have become an important component of many clients’ wealth preservation and estate planning.

This program will address some of the key aspects of domestic asset protection trust planning including:

• Selection of a trust jurisdiction;
• Intake and funding of domestic asset protection trusts;
• Common uses of domestic asset protection trusts;
• Drafting a domestic asset protection trust; and
• Administering a domestic asset protection trust.