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What Is an Asset Protection Trust? An asset protection trust is an irrevocable trust used to protect your assets from creditors, unjust lawsuits, and court decisions. Typically, they are funded with ...

Grace is Money editor at Which?, on the hunt for ways to help people save with smart tips, deals and hacks. She was named Personal Finance Journalist of the Year 2025. Trusts are legal entities that ...

Asset protection trusts, sometimes sold as ‘family protection trusts’ or ‘flexible trusts’, are increasingly marketed to homeowners approaching or in retirement. On the surface, they promise simple ...