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In preparation for this year’s article, I waded through numerous cases and legislative developments and found many encouraging signs demonstrating that asset protection planning is not only alive and well, but also thriving in many respects. Yet, perhaps the one most sought after development continues to elude me—that of the court’s acceptance of self-settled trusts. Since 1997, when Alaska became the first state to enact asset protection trust legislation, I’ve yet to read a court decision that respects these laws when there’s no evidence of a “voidable transfer” (a new term under the Uniform Voidable Transfer Act, replacing the references to “fraud(ulent).” Notwithstanding this vacuum, 2014 has seen numerous developments of import to p...
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