[WSBAPT] Transfer right before death

[Russell D. Garrett]

Brent

I did appreciate that you didn’t suggest the action.  I apologize for any suggestion otherwise.   I offered it gratuitously because its one of those things that we see after the fact and the lawyers who have been involved in the advice process don’t always document their advice NOT to take such action and end up getting caught up in the process.

I had a case several years ago in which the impact of the estate planning was to transfer assets to trusts for the benefit of adult children.  When the transferor filed bankruptcy several years later, the transfers, after some research, became apparent.

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Subject: Re: [WSBAPT] Transfer right before death

Thank you all!

To be clear - I did not recommend this strategy. This is what came to me for handling AFTER the fact. Adviser was one of a financial variety.


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On Mon, Mar 21, 2022 at 4:24 PM Russell D. Garrett <Russell.Garrett at jordanramis.com<mailto:Russell.Garrett at jordanramis.com>> wrote:
Philip, not bad for  “lowly estate planner”!!    Lawyers who counsel or assist their clients to make fraudulent transfers may themselves be subject to more than just discipline.

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I am not a creditor’s rights attorney.  But even a lowly estate planner like me thinks this looks like a fraudulent transfer.  See RCW 19.40, known as the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act, also known as the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act.  This is the state law that the IRS uses when someone (or some entity) transfers assets at a time when taxes are due, thus creating insolvency and preventing the IRS from collecting their taxes.  But any creditor can use this statute if the facts are right.  The recipients of the assets are subject to something known as transferee liability.  Best thing to do is talk to a creditor’s rights attorney ASAP, and do not rely on my amateurish opinions.
Phil Jones


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Subject: [WSBAPT] Transfer right before death


Decedent sees the end coming. Transfers all assets to their sibling.

Decedent passes with $XXX in debt.

Is the estate insolvent where the creditors are “out of luck” or is this a transfer that can be undone.

Key in my mind is that there is literally not a single asset that will be conveyed after death.

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