Asset Protection, Wills, Trusts, Estate & Business Planning
I have an 87 year old client who was born, raised, and has lived in Wyoming her entire life–that is, except for the five or six winter months she has spent in southern Utah each of the last few years. She’s at that age when her health and her health care are becoming an ever more […]
After stewing over ATF 41F for a few days, the rule is finally starting to make sense to me, at least the definition of the so-called “responsible person” in a gun trust. Of course, it has always been obvious that a Grantor/Trustee of a gun trust is a “responsible person” or RP. However, it seems […]
Having read the relevant parts of the 41F document released Monday, December 4th, here are some of my thoughts. First, the actual rule: 479.11 Meaning of terms. * * * Person. A partnership, company, association, trust, corporation, including each responsible person associated with such an entity; an estate; or an individual. * * * Responsible […]
So Attorney General Loretta Lynch put her pen to paper yesterday, and the ATF’s proposed rule 41P became its final rule 41F–with modifications. Here’s my first take: There’s best news, good news, and bad news. The best news is two-fold: 1. the final rule does not become effective until 180 days after its publication in the Federal […]
In a post back in September 29th of this year, I wrote about the reluctant Chief Law Enforcement Officer or CLEO problem or obstacle that many hopeful purchasers of NFA firearms encounter when they try to buy a suppressor, short barreled shotgun, or other such that are legal in many, if not most, states. What […]
To those couples who’ve decided to blend their families and to those who already have, know this: Just because the two of you fell in love, doesn’t mean your children are going to fall in love with each other or with your new spouse. While you wait for that to happen–if it ever happens–shoot for […]
The day my wife and I finally met with our estate planning attorney, Don Owen, was anticlimactic. We sat across from him, my wife Janet to my left, Don sitting on the other side of his desk. We were there to resolve what we then realized were thornier issues than what we had imagined when […]
My how things have changed, or at least, how my understanding of things have changed. I graduated from law school in 1980 thinking that irrevocable meant just that. Once a trust became irrevocable–generally upon the death of the settlor–its terms turned to stone, fixed and barely movable. The only way to turn that stone back […]
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’s website in general and library in particular is a treasure trove of information on firearms laws and regulations, much of it downloadable in PDF format. I’ve found the publications on this page quite helpful, especially the Federal Firearms Regulations Reference Guide, the Federal Firearms Licensee Quick Reference […]
The following has nothing to do with estate or business planning. I simply thought you’d enjoy these two videos. I used to show them to my legal writing class as an introduction to the Bill of Rights in general and the 4th and 5th Amendments in particular. They always enjoyed them. I think you will too. […]