By Howard Rosen

State Exemption Laws: Pitfalls to Avoid (Part 2)

Howard Rosen, Esq. • June 1, 2004

All states provide some degree of “asset protection” through their state exemption laws. Such laws shield certain types of assets, such as homestead, wages, annuities, life insurance and retirement funds from creditor claims. This issue of the APN is the second of two parts addressing the most frequent errors people make in attempting to implement asset protection on their own by using (or failing to use) state exemption laws.

State Exemption Laws: Pitfalls to Avoid (Part 1)

Howard Rosen, Esq. • May 1, 2004

All states provide some degree of “asset protection” through state exemption laws which shield certain types of assets, such as homestead, wages, annuities, life insurance and retirement funds (“exempt assets”). This issue of the APN is the first of two parts addressing the most frequent failings of individuals attempting to implement asset protection on their own by using (or failing to properly use) state exemption laws.

Legislative Update: Cook Islands – 2003

Howard Rosen, Esq. • August 20, 2003

In 2002 the Cook Islands were removed from the OECD blacklist (See, APN, XI, No. 2), and, on May 7, 2003, the Parliament of the Cook Islands passed a suite of Acts to update its money laundering prevention laws and procedures with the expectation of also being removed from the FATF blacklist.

A Review and Critique of the 2003 Utah Trust Law Amendments

Howard Rosen, Esq. • July 17, 2003

On March 22, 2003, Utah joined the growing list of states which have enacted asset protection trust legislation. This article provides a review and critique of those provisions of the Utah legislation which pertain to asset protection. Trusts which are subject to the new legislation will be referred to herein as “Utah trusts”.

Review of Offshore Jurisdictions: Jurisdiction 6 – Cayman Islands

Howard Rosen, Esq. • April 17, 2003

With this issue we continue our periodic review of selected offshore jurisdictions. These reviews cover such factors as the legal system, the geographic location, communications facilities, availability of professional services, and other items we deem pertinent.

Special Protective Measures Required: For Retirement Plans, Real Estate, and Accounts Receivable

Howard Rosen, Esq. • November 17, 2002

How do we go about protecting real estate, accounts receivable, equipment, and similar immovable assets (in this newsletter, we’ll call these “fixed assets”)? We have to make such assets unattractive to the creditor.