Protect your assets with an
Offshore Trust
An offshore trust is widely regarded as one of the most effective asset protection strategies available. It allows you to place assets outside the reach of U.S. lawsuits, judgments, and creditors.
With an offshore trust, you serve as both the trustmaker and the beneficiary. A creditor will find it very difficult and expensive to even attempt to collect any assets transferred to the offshore trust.
Key Features About Offshore Trusts
World-Class Asset Protection
Offshore trusts are considered the strongest legal tool for protecting assets from lawsuits, creditors, and judgments.
Once assets are transferred to the trust, offshore trust law makes it nearly impossible for a creditor to reach them—even with a U.S. judgment.
Strong Financial Privacy
The Cook Islands shields trust records from public view and requires trustees to maintain strict confidentiality.
Assets held in the trust are not publicly registered, and beneficiaries’ identities remain private.
Safe and Regulated Trustee Companies
We set up offshore trusts in the Cook Islands, which is a self-governing country in free association with New Zealand. That means its legal and political systems are rooted in stable, democratic governance.
Trustee companies in the Cook Islands are licensed, professionally insured, and regulated by the Cook Islands Financial Supervisory Commission.
Creating an Offshore Trust
Phone or Zoom Consultation
Our attorneys review your situation and how an offshore trust may help you. Then, we prepare the trust application and associated forms.
Create the Trust
Attorney Jon Alper or Gideon Alper will draft the offshore trust agreement and customize it to your specific situation. Once signed, the offshore trustee company will register the trust.
Fund the Trust
You’ll work with the trustee company to select appropriate offshore banking or brokerage accounts. Our attorneys will advise how to transfer other assets to the trust structure.
Will Your Money Be Safe?
Alper Law partners with reputable and safe offshore trustee companies. They carry professional indemnity insurance on behalf of underwriters at Lloyd’s in the UK.
The trustee’s accounts are audited annually by KPMG, which is one of the largest accounting firms in the world. All withdrawals of trust funds must be approved by an attorney following verification of the request with our clients.
Pricing
All of our services are customized to your particular situation. We do not sell you things you do not need or lock you into annual legal fees.
Attorneys Jon Alper and Gideon Alper specialize in forming offshore trusts in the Cook Islands. We guide clients step by step in forming the trust and choosing a safe and reputable trustee company.
Legal Fee: $15,000
Customized offshore trust agreement, all required affidavits and application documents, and funding guidance. All consultations for these items are included.
Trustee Fee: $3,700
Trustee company’s formation fee, which includes the first year of service. Successive years are $3,300 per year. They will charge an additional amount for opening financial accounts.
Annual Legal Fee: $0
Most clients do not need ongoing legal services for their trust, so we do not require clients to sign an annual fee contract. If you do need future legal services, we provide most on a flat-fee basis.
Additional Features As-Needed
Most clients do not need a trust protector or Nevis LLC, so we do not include these features by default. However, clients wishing to add a Nevis LLC can do so for an additional $5,000 legal fee and $900 trustee fee.
We have decades of experience in asset protection.
Since 1991, Alper Law has advised thousands of clients nationwide about how to protect their assets from lawsuits and creditors. Attorneys Jon Alper and Gideon Alper are nationally recognized as legal experts in offshore trust law.
All services are provided remotely. Consultations are by phone or video.
Offshore Trust Attorneys
Jon Alper
Attorney Jonathan Alper has nearly five decades of legal experience and is nationally recognized for his expertise in asset protection and offshore trusts. He has been licensed to practice law since 1976. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University, a master’s degree from Harvard University, and a Juris Doctor degree (with honors) from the University of Florida Levin College of Law.
Jonathan Alper has been featured as a legal expert in major media outlets, including the New York Times, Bloomberg, the Wall Street Journal, Dateline NBC, and the Washington Post. He has published articles in the Florida Bar Journal and has presented at various Florida Bar seminars.
Gideon Alper
Gideon Alper has over 15 years experience as an offshore trust attorney. He specializes in asset protection and offshore trust formation. He has advised thousands of clients about how to safeguard their assets from creditors. He received a Bachelor’s degree from the University of California and a Juris Doctor degree (with honors) from Emory University School of Law.
Gideon Alper has been recognized as a legal expert in asset protection planning and has been quoted by local and national media outlets, including CNN, Fox Business, the Wall Street Journal, and Daily Business Review. He has contributed to numerous articles on Florida asset protection, offshore trusts, and collection law updates.