This type of trust is called a "self-settled trust" and the person who creates the trust and transfers property to the trust is called the "settlor." The concept that you cannot create a trust to defeat your creditors is codified in Arizona Revised Statutes Section 14-10505(A)1 that states, "During the lifetime of the settlor, the property of a revocable trust is subject to claims of the settlor's creditors." Arizona Revised Statutes Section 14-10505(A)2 states, ". . . with respect to an irrevocable trust, a creditor or assignee of the settlor may reach the maximum amount that can be distributed to or for the settlor's benefit."