APT Jurisdictional Comparison (as of July 1997) - by Engel Reiman & Lockwood

Provisions 

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv) (v)

(vi)

(vii)

(viii)

(ix)

(x)

(xi)

(xii)

(xiii)

(xiv)

(xv)

*presently 
undetermined 

Jurisdiction 

Statutory recogni- tion of different classes of creditors 

Specific Statute of Elizabeth override provisions 

Statute of limitations on challenging an APT

Statutory certainty that settlor can be a beneficiary

Statutory certainty that settlor can retain some degree of control

Statutory certainty regarding non- recognition of foreign judgements 

Who has burden of proving fraudulent intent 

What standard of proof is applicable in establishing fraudulent intent 

Trust remains valid if fraudulent transfers determined to have taken place 

Retroactive protection afforded immigrant trusts 

Statutory certainty regarding requirements for freezing assets for an APT 

Effect or Importance of post- transfer solvency 

Binding effect of choice of law 

Forced heirship override provisions

Community property proviosion

Anguilla

 

 

 

x

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

Bahamas x x x

 

 

 

x

 

x

 

 

 

x x

 

Barbados     x x x   x   x       x x  
Belize

 

 

 

x x x

 

 

 

 

 

 

x x

 

Bermuda x

 x 

x

 

 

 

x

 

x

 

 

 

 

x

 

Cayman x x x

 

 

 

x

 

x

 

 

 

x x

 

Cook Islands x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Cyprus x

 

x x

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

x x

 

Gibraltar x x

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

x x

 

 

Labuan x   x x x x x x x x   x x x  
Marshall 
Islands

 

 

x x x

 

x

 

x x

 

x x x

 

Mauritius x x x x

 

 

x x

 

 

 

 

*

 

 

Nevis x x

 x 

x x x x x x x

 

x x x x
Niue

 

 

 

x x x

 

 

 

 

 

 

x x

 

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines x x x x x x x x x *   x x x x
Seychelles

 

 

x x

 

 

x x

 

 

 

 

x x

 

Turks & Caicos x

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

x x x

 


Reference: Engel Reiman & Lockwood in CCH, Issue 422, July 18, 1997


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