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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.

Tenancy by the Entireties Protection Weakened: The Craft Case + Cook Islands / Nevis Update

Howard Rosen, Esq. • May 16, 2002

Tenancy by the entireties (“TBE”) is a form of joint ownership which is created during marriage and which can only exist between spouses. Among the traditional legal characteristics of TBE is that one spouse cannot mortgage, sell or otherwise dispose of any portion of the property without the joinder of the other spouse, as the property is deemed to be owned by the marital unit and not by either spouse individually.

Merrill Scott and the Anderson Case: There’s Good News and More Good News

Howard Rosen, Esq. • February 16, 2002

The APN has repeatedly warned our readers against so called “too good to be true” income tax reduction schemes involving offshore entities. In this issue we’ll see what recently happened in one such case.

Asset Protection Update: Report on Federal & Florida Developments

Howard Rosen, Esq. • October 20, 2001

Volume X, Number 2 – October / November 2001 INTRODUCTION This issue was scheduled to discuss certain qualified retirement plan protection techniques. Instead, we want to alert you to interesting recent developments. FEDERAL UPDATE The new bankruptcy law, which, prior to September 11, was certain to have been enacted, is now defunct. In view of […]

Offshore Trust / Offshore LLC Combination: Significant Improvement Over Partnership / Trust Structure

Howard Rosen, Esq. • April 20, 2001

Volume X, Number 1 – April / May 2001 INTRODUCTION Many of our newsletter issues and articles have described an effective asset protection plan utilizing a U.S. limited partnership in combination with an offshore trust (“LP/TRUST PLAN”). In this issue, we discuss an additional, and in many ways, a superior structure utilizing a single-member Nevis […]