Spendthrift Trust - Trusts Where The Beneficiary Is Also The Creator

Trusts Where The Beneficiary Is Also The Creator

A trust created by an individual for his or her own benefit is sometimes called a "self-settled trust", and may be a kind of asset-protection trust. If the creator of a self-settled trust is also a beneficiary of the trust, a particular problem in the context of protection of creditors and prevention of fraud is presented: the danger that the creator of the trust is trying to defraud creditors.

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