Estate Planning

Using a Spousal Limited Access Trust (SLAT) for Asset Protection

Using a Spousal Limited Access Trust (SLAT) for Asset Protection

In Florida, a spousal limited access trust, or SLAT, is an estate planning device that provides asset protection. This type of trust has advantages over the more common asset protection tool of tenancy by entireties ownership. Florida law exempts assets owned by married couples as tenants by entireties from execution of judgments against either spouse individually….

Gun Trust Ownership of Pistols with a Stabilizing Brace

Gun Trust Ownership of Pistols with a Stabilizing Brace

The Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, and Explosives (“ATF”) issued a new rule (Rule 2021R-08F) addressing stabilizing braces used to convert pistols into short-barreled rifles, defined as a rifle having a barrel of fewer than 16 inches (“SBR”). The Rule regulates pistols that are made and intended to be fired from…

Gay Marriage Facts and Statistics

Gay Marriage Facts and Statistics

Understanding gay marriage statistics helps sculpt informed societal and legislative frameworks. These data points illuminate the progression of societal attitudes towards LGBTQ+ rights and allow for a quantifiable analysis of global and local shifts in acceptance and legal recognition of same-sex unions. For policymakers, statistics offer an evidence-based foundation to…