Moving Assets After a Lawsuit Is a Major Red Flag! #EstatePlanning #AssetProtection

Added: 2026-05-17

[00:00:00]Moving assets after a lawsuit is filed or when litigation is clearly coming.

[00:00:04]You get served or you get a demand letter or a business deal is unraveling and you know litigation is on [clears throat] the way. Suddenly, you feel kind and now you want to transfer your home to your spouse or move your savings to a relative or shift company ownership to a friend. Even if you call it planning, courts look at timing under the UVTA, one of the specific factors court consider is whether you had been sued or threatened with a suit before the transfer. That is a classic badge of actual intent. Timing does not automatically end the case for you, but it is a significant red flag that makes the transfer much easier to attack and much harder to defend.