Free Cook Islands Trust Consultation
Find out if a Cook Islands trust can protect your assets.
A Cook Islands trust can be one of the best ways to protect your assets from creditors. Get advice from attorneys Jon Alper and Gideon Alper about your specific situation. Consultations are available by phone or Zoom. Our firm has specialized in asset protection planning since 1991.
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What Happens Next
- Consultation. We talk by phone or Zoom about what you own, who your creditors are or could be, and whether a Cook Islands trust is the right tool.
- Trustee due diligence. We recommend a licensed Cook Islands trustee company and help you gather the documents it needs.
- Drafting, signing, and funding. We draft the trust agreement, you sign it, and the trustee company registers the trust. The trust takes three to four weeks to establish. Funding takes longer and varies with the accounts you choose.
Cost and Attorney Fees
Our legal fee is paid in two parts: $5,000 to start, with the rest paid after trustee due diligence.
Most clients do not need ongoing legal services after formation, and we do not charge an annual legal fee.
We have no financial interest in any trustee company, nor do we receive commission from any financial institution. Our only revenue is the legal fee paid by our clients.
About Our Firm
Alper Law has helped clients nationwide with asset protection planning since 1991. Our role is to evaluate whether a Cook Islands trust fits your situation, explain the tradeoffs, and coordinate the plan if offshore planning makes sense.
Our Attorneys
Jon Alper
Jon Alper has focused on asset protection planning for more than three decades. His planning was at the heart of BankFirst v. UBS Paine Webber, Inc., the foundational Florida decision on attorney-assisted asset protection planning.
Gideon Alper
Gideon Alper leads the firm’s offshore planning practice. He is a former attorney with the IRS Office of Chief Counsel in the Large Business and International Division.