During 2016, Ohio continued to stand out as one of the best asset protection jurisdictions in the country.  I have noticed that more people are becoming aware of the significant opportunities offered by Ohio’s Legacy Trust statute.  As I have mentioned in earlier posts, an Ohio Legacy Trust is an excellent way to protect your assets – – while still maintaining a meaningful degree of control over those assets.
Continue Reading Reflections on 2016 Ohio Asset Protection Developments

It has been a little more than two years since Ohio became one of the top asset protection jurisdictions in the United States.  Many people — including many attorneys–are still not fully aware of this dramatic development.  But word is slowly getting out.  We are getting more and more inquiries about Ohio’s Legacy Trust Statute

Some states offer better asset protection alternatives than others.  There are numerous factors to consider in deciding how good (or bad) a state is from an asset protection standpoint.  These factors include:

Whether or not the state has a Domestic Asset Protection Trust Statute

Provisions of the state’s LLC statute

The state’s homestead exemption and

A recent article in the New York Times by John F. Wasik provides an excellent discussion of trust protectors.  Many states now allow for trust protectors – – someone other than the trustee who essentially provides some checks and balances in a trust arrangement.

A trust protector is a bit like a watchdog.  He or

Earlier this year Ohio joined a number of other states that allow creation of a domestic asset protection trust.  In Ohio, it is called an Ohio Legacy Trust.

Ohio law (just like the law of every other state) can change at any time.  We currently anticipate no significant change in the new Ohio domestic asset