We are private investigators, privacy consultants, and cybersecurity professionals. We are not lawyers or financial advisors such as CPAs or wealth advisors. Our goal is to share ways a private investigator looks at assets and how you can limit liability in all kinds of scenarios.
As private investigators, we are adept at finding assets for many matters, such as divorce assets, assets in preparation for litigation, after judgment assets, bankruptcy filing assets, and more. We believe there are several promising strategies to protect yourself from any lawsuit, including divorces, and gain critical privacy with strategies that can protect your property.
This firm does not advocate nor help clients who are committing fraud. We cannot help a person escape justice, nor can we assist clients who are attempting to circumvent any legal due processes
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Why You Need Protection
Why you need protection from creditors or to stop a lawsuit is a personal question that only you can answer, but it isn’t difficult to read all the perils involved in doing business and being in relationships. Usually, clients come to us to help them obtain greater privacy after an event, such as impending litigation, divorce on the horizon, or other potentially risky and expensive intrusions into their wealth.
Since we are privacy experts and can help our clients obtain the degree of privacy and protection they require in life; we are well prepared to assist our clients in protecting their assets from creditors and protection from lawsuits.
It would be best if you had protection because the world is litigious. Most of our clients do not come from inherited wealth; they have been in the right business at the right time and put blood, sweat, and tears into their hard-earned money.
Why You Need Our Firm
We can help you protect your personal assets from lawsuits before an event occurs. Our team of qualified CPAs, tax attorneys, enrolled agents, wealth advisors and divorce lawyers all concur; you can protect assets from lawsuits if you plan now. Don’t wait for an event to take place then try to cover your tracks.
Since we are the ones that dig for assets we are in a good place to advise our clients on how to protect them, in conjunction with the appropriately licensed professionals, such as a tax attorney.
With 30 years of experience in looking for assets from those that attempt to obscure them, we know the secrets of legally protecting your property from prying eyes, such as private eyes.
We advise clients on protecting their hard-earned assets in the event that they are hit with a lawsuit. It’s vital to not wait and fairly inexpensive to get started immediately and in just a couple of weeks you can have the beginnings of a solid asset protection program.
Asset Protection Is Perfectly Legal
Don’t feel that you are doing something “wrong” by creating a domestic asset protection plan. The prudent person plans for calamity. Setting your plan prior to any possible legal liability is the best way to ensure that you are not engaging in dodgy post-issue strategies that may not hold up before a court.
The idea in asset protection is to have nothing someone can take from you such as personal or business assets. And for certain, you need to limit your personal liability that may include retirement accounts, home equity, life insurance policies, cash value, primary residence, etc.
Why Are You Looking For Asset Protection?
I have an impending lawsuit I am facing
I am contemplating divorce and I want to protect what I own
I am being proactive to mitigate against future risks
I am interested in protecting my company
How Private Investigators and Lawyers Look For Assets
Looking for assets is a daunting process as it is. But, it is especially difficult, if not impossible should one engage in a quality asset protection strategy created by one of our fully vetted tax attorney or financial advisor.
We look for assets in a number of different ways. However, our investigations always start with a deep assessment of the subject of investigation. For example, Mary wants to find out if Fred has undisclosed wealth before she files for a divorce. This is a prudent decision, always search for divorce assets prior to litigation. We begin with helping Mary by conducting a deep assessment into everything she can tell us about Fred. It begins like this…
What is The Subject’s Education?
We look at the background of the subject and in our example above we would ask Mary about Fred’s educational background. We find that should Fred have received an education in law, wealth management or other related service, it is highly likely that even if they are not practicing what they went to school for, the will surely fall back on things they once learned about personal and business assets.
What Does The Subject Do for a Living?
Finding out what Fred does for a living is just as important as finding out what their educational background is. We look at what they do now or have done in times past to gauge whether they have the strong propensity to engage in asset protection strategies. Although, we never judge a book by it’s cover and have many times found that someone you least likely suspect may hide assets, does.
What is The Subject Currently Educating Their Self On?
We ask our clients to help us understand the person we are investigating by looking into their current interests. Are they reading financial books by Robert Kiyosaki? We ask our clients to casually look at their search topics on computers and YouTube as well. What are they currently reading, watching and listening to?
Perhaps Mary will find that Fred is looking up terms such as umbrella companies, type of insurance, retirement plan, LLCs, irrevocable trusts, annuity plans, ways to protect your assets, creditor protection, protection in the event of divorce, umbrella policy, shield your assets, liability coverage, state law, federal law, protected entities, etc.
Does The Subject Have Businesses?
More and more people are educating themselves on asset protection for their owners of companies and limited partnerships. If Fred has a business, it is very likely that Mary can help us uncover information that will be useful in our investigation.
If we are investigating Fred's business, Mary can help us uncover information that will be useful in our investigation. This is because she is likely to have knowledge about the business, and she may be able to provide us with insights that we would not be able to get from anyone else.
There are many more points of inquiry we have, in fact we have 50 total, and we dig into every detail that we can glean from Mary on Fred’s lifestyle, education and business practices.
Protection From Lawsuits
Protect your assets from lawsuits, liens and judgements. Asset protection is the legal process of shielding your assets from seizure by creditors. By creating an asset protection plan, you can protect your savings, your home, and your business from creditors. There are a number of ways to protect your assets, including creating trusts, transferring ownership of property, and using insurance.
Shield your assets from creditors, ex-spouses and probate. Reduce estate taxes by owning property in a trust rather than individually.
Homestead Exemption
The homestead exemption is a tax break that allows you to exempt a portion of your home's value from taxation. The amount of the exemption varies from state to state, but is typically between $10,000 and $20,000. To qualify for the exemption, you must own and occupy your home as your primary residence.
Limited Liability Companies
A limited liability company (LLC) is a business structure that combines the pass-through taxation of a partnership or sole proprietorship with the limited liability of a corporation, creating a hybrid business entity. An LLC is not a corporation; it is a legal form of a company that provides limited liability to its owners in many jurisdictions. LLCs do not need to be organized for profit; however, some jurisdictions require that an LLC have at least one member.
Asset Protection Trusts
An asset protection trust is a legal arrangement in which assets are placed under the control of a trustee. The trustee manages the assets for the benefit of the beneficiaries. The trust can be used to protect assets from creditors, lawsuits, and other claimants.
Prenuptial Agreements
A prenuptial agreement, also called a premarital agreement or "prenup," is a contract created by two people who are about to be married. The purpose of the agreement is to define how property and assets will be divided if the marriage ends in divorce. It can also be used to protect each person's finances and define their rights and responsibilities during the marriage.
In a divorce, the court will typically divide marital assets between the two spouses. This can be a difficult process, as the court must determine what is fair and equitable. In some cases, one spouse may be awarded more assets than the other. This is usually based on factors such as need, earning potential, and contribution to the marriage.