Charlotte Estate Planning

Charlotte Estate Planning, led by attorney Ryan Stump, focuses on helping North Carolina gun owners protect and transfer their firearms through properly structured gun trusts.

A gun trust transfers firearm ownership into a separate legal entity, allowing you to designate who manages your collection during your lifetime and who inherits it upon your death or incapacitation. As the trust creator ("Grantor"), you appoint a "Trustee" to manage the firearms and a "Beneficiary" to receive them.

Privacy Protection - Gun trusts are private documents, unlike standard firearm records - Law enforcement inquiries receive only the trust's information, not your personal details - ATF registration goes to the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record under the trust name

NFA Compliance Without Personal Liability - Skip individual fingerprinting, photography, and law enforcement certification requirements - Trustees can legally possess designated NFA items without separate applications - Avoid probate delays and taxes when transferring regulated firearms

Proper Asset Management - Designate who manages your collection while you're alive - Ensure responsible transfer after death or incapacity - Integrate firearms into your overall estate plan

Establishing a gun trust requires specific legal steps:

1. Consult an experienced gun trust attorney 2. Identify your trustee(s) and beneficiary(ies) 3. Draft the trust document 4. Sign in front of a notary 5. Transfer ownership to the trust 6. Complete ATF Form 4 (5320.4) for NFA items 7. Ensure all "responsible persons" submit ATF Form 5320.23

"Ryan Stump is an exceptional and a must hire type of attorney. With a significant amount of experience in law, you will be elated with the professional services that he will render." — Greg Q., Charlotte, NC

Charlotte Estate Planning handles the full spectrum of estate planning, including wills, trusts, powers of attorney, legal guardianship, asset protection, and business succession planning.

• •Phone: (704) 766-8836
• •Email: [email protected]
• •Office: 7300 Carmel Executive Park Drive, Suite 110, Charlotte, NC 28226