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Moving Assets During a Lawsuit: What’s OK, What Isn’t

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Dominion
Updated:
January 29, 2025
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Asset protection is often misunderstood, botched by a parade of so-called “experts” who are little more than resellers. At Dominion, we take a different approach – one that’s absolute and unimpeachable.

Dominion’s network is vast, uncompromising, and geared toward one outcome – keeping your wealth impervious to even the most aggressive legal threats.

We’ve built our approach on decades of proven tactics, and we remain categorically neutral to anything outside our sole focus: safeguarding your wealth across any jurisdiction, beyond any timeline.

Timing Is Everything in Asset Protection

The amateurs will tell you asset protection can be slapped together at the last moment – usually by those who profit from selling recycled advice. In truth, timing is everything, and a credible asset protection plan should be implemented long before any legal threats are on the horizon.

Courts don’t like to have hurried transfers in the middle of a heated litigation. But Dominion also sets up protections that pass muster, based on years of planning and intimate knowledge of court tested tactics. It’s not about scrambling, it’s about being untouchable from the beginning.

If you think your wealth deserves better than the rushed tactics others provide, Dominion is the answer. We structure defenses with the foresight and precision necessary to ensure your assets are legally insulated long before any dispute arises. Our clients don’t rely on luck – they rely on Dominion.

Understanding Fraudulent Transfers

Many times, missteps in asset protection stem from ignorance. For example, it’s a “fraudulent transfer” if assets are moved with the intent to evade creditors – a newbie and reseller mistake.

Courts don’t like that kind of move; they look at timing, context and intent, and when they uncover fraud in a transfer, it’s quickly undone with hefty financial penalties.

That’s where Dominion’s approach sidesteps this rookie mistake altogether. Timing or intent are not games we play. We have our structures built long before any claims come up, such that they can stand up to scrutiny. Our clients can sleep easy knowing that our strategies will not fail under pressure because we don’t sit idly by and wait for trouble to start protecting what is theirs.

High-Risk Assets in Litigation

In litigation, certain assets are prime targets for creditors and courts, eager to satisfy a judgment by any means. Cash, investment accounts, vehicles, real estate, business equipment – you name it. If it has value, it’s at risk. Once a judgment is secured, creditors will seek out every asset they can seize, digging into your personal property to drain accounts, freeze investments, and dismantle holdings piece by piece.

Nothing is left to chance at Dominion. We know exactly how to protect these high risk assets from the clutches of opportunistic creditors and the courts. We don’t push the same off-the-shelf strategies you’ll find from lesser providers; instead, we structure your strategies to minimize real, enforceable exposure.

With Dominion, high value assets are safe, untouchable, and as far from the hands of anyone that does not own them as possible. We don’t let wealth slip through the cracks – our clients’ assets are secured the way they deserve to be: completely and permanently.

Is Offshore Asset Protection Really All That Important?

Domestic trusts and LLCs are touted by those in the business of asset protection who don’t understand what true security requires. Here’s the truth: domestic structures are flimsy, routinely pulled apart by U.S. courts to satisfy creditors. Their purpose? To make you feel secure without offering actual security. Dominion, on the other hand, knows better.

Offshore asset protection trusts are built beyond U.S. reach, anchored in jurisdictions that uphold asset security without the interference of U.S. courts. We favor locations like the Cook Islands, Nevis, and Belize – not because of exotic appeal but because these places possess strict asset protection laws that make life exceedingly difficult for plaintiffs. Unlike the U.S., these jurisdictions place a high burden of proof on anyone attempting to stake a claim on your assets, offering the legal shielding required by clients serious about safeguarding wealth.

At Dominion, we don’t deal in half measures. If you want an asset protection structure that holds its ground, you need a partner who knows how to leverage the legal shields offered offshore. Anything else is playing house.

Legal Options for Protecting Assets After a Lawsuit Is Filed

There’s a false notion in this industry: that protection is impossible once litigation starts. A convenient excuse for providers who wouldn’t know a legal gray area if it hit them. Dominion is different. While timing is essential, our expertise allows us to protect assets even in the midst of litigation. Sure, options narrow, but they do not vanish. We operate with adaptive strategies, using specialized structures that stand up to heightened scrutiny from courts and creditors.

Dominion is proactive. We monitor every relevant jurisdiction worldwide, prepared to shift client assets as needed to maintain security. This isn’t some stopgap approach – it’s a fortress mentality. The world may change, but our clients’ protection does not. Our resilience is built into every asset protection strategy, ensuring clients remain protected at every stage, no matter how the legal tides shift. This is the kind of protection and precision your wealth demands. And with Dominion, that’s the level of service you can expect for all your financial goals and outlooks.

Misconceptions about “Hiding” Assets

Asset protection is riddled with bad advice, but “hiding” assets is easily the most dangerous misconception. Amateurs mistake concealment for protection, pushing clients toward illegal territory that can turn a civil matter into a criminal one. Dominion doesn’t play that game. We don’t deal in sleights of hand or hidden assets. Why? Because it’s reckless, illegal, and only leads to disaster.

Courts have no patience for hidden assets, and violations often come with penalties that far outweigh any imagined protection. At Dominion, we don’t need tricks to keep assets secure.

Our strategies are transparent, effective, and fully compliant with the law. We keep assets protected in clear sight in ways that make them legally inaccessible to those with no rightful claim. Clients who understand true asset protection understand that Dominion’s approach is the only option.

You Can Leverage Offshore Trusts and Limited Liability Companies

Here’s where the amateurs often falter – offshore trusts and LLCs are a different league of asset protection, yet too many get it wrong. A properly structured offshore trust, even partially funded, can put clients in a far stronger position during litigation, creating a substantial barrier that creditors cannot easily bypass. U.S.-based creditors are accustomed to picking apart domestic LLCs. Offshore LLCs, however, are out of their reach.

Dominion knows how to structure these trusts and LLCs effectively, using carefully chosen jurisdictions that make the claims of U.S. creditors irrelevant. These aren’t hollow measures – they’re structures that withstand the most aggressive legal challenges.

We don’t want to rely on guesswork or second best. Dominion’s offshore strategies are for 100 percent asset protection to give clients the option to bargain by their own terms and maintain control of what’s theirs. It’s not that you’re hiding, you’re protecting.

There’s a big difference in that. You can always be sure that everything we do, every insight we share and every advice we give will always be true and legal. Dominion doesn’t play fast and loose with your money, and we’ll never try to paint outside the lines of the law.

We Show You How to Keep Your Assets Safe No Matter What

Protecting wealth isn’t for the faint-hearted. Guesswork has no place in Dominion’s world. Our expertise is built on the unmatched skill of our network, a team that understands cross-border law and jurisdictional monitoring in ways lesser providers can only pretend to grasp.

When a client comes to us, they know they’re not being handed off to resellers or middlemen. Dominion doesn’t compromise; we build structures tailored for those who demand genuine, resilient protection.

UHNWIs and HNWIs who value their wealth don’t gamble on generic solutions or outdated tactics. Dominion is their choice because we deliver strategies that withstand legal scrutiny every time. Our clients know they have more than asset protection; they have Dominion’s guarantee of security in every legal scenario – before, during, and after litigation.

Dominion Places Your Wealth Above Our Own

Selecting the appropriate partner is just one aspect of asset protection; time and approach are equally important. Dominion is not in business to play around with minor adjustments or offer hollow promises. Our asset protection strategy helps our customers to make their assets safe even from the most forceful legal challenges.

When asset protection is first priority, Dominion is the only partner that can provide the insight, honesty, and knowledge needed to bring it about. Contact us to find out how we can guard your assets both now and for future generations.

Our team of global experts will work with you to make sure you get an asset protection strategy that’s uniquely crafted to accommodate your needs and complement your financial standing and future.

Dominion

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