Asset Protection Planning is proactive legal action that protects your assets by moving them into appropriate legal entities in which these assets enjoy protection against threats such as creditors, divorce, lawsuits, judgments and other unforeseen circumstances.

Getting started on an asset protection plan can be a daunting process.

Fortunately, you don’t have to go through it alone. Francois Uys Incorporated are asset protection attorneys that will help you understand what an asset protection plan is, how to create one and how to utilize it.

Our firm works with clients to implement proven, legally-sound strategies that will help preserve their wealth and safeguard their assets. We represent Professionals, Companies, Business owners, Property owners and other clients with the goal of protecting their assets against potential litigation, judgments, liens, and fraud.

Our firm has expertise in assisting clients to arrange their finances, real property and other assets in a manner that minimizes their exposure to potential creditors.  We are well versed in establishing trusts, determining insurance needs, creating estate plans and organizing investments and business entities so that our clients can enjoy the highest level of confidence in terms of the security of their accumulated assets. Our firm has a solid working knowledge of:

• Family Trusts
• Estate Planning
• Change of Matrimonial status (In Community to Out of Community)

The exact strategies employed by our firm vary depending on the client, the nature of the assets and the tax regulations that apply to those assets. The ultimate goal is to protect the status of current assets in a manner that is effective, legal and ethical.