Dude, go to the attorney! It's not that goddamn much when you consider it all, and you can get an entire estate plan while you're there for just a little more.
I've heard dozens of these "debates" about DIY trusts. Some of you guys don't know shit about the law, but have no problem doing this, yet you know many weapons inside and out and refuse to work on them yourself. You know better, generally. Maybe it's that you know enough with weapons to not fuck 'em up, but could it also be that you don't know enough *to know* you don't know enough about trusts in the first place? Just blows me away, won't use a dremel on a firearm, but will write his own trust.
The trust, btw, IS really easy to write. It's also that easy to fuck it up and even easier to fuck up if you're using a "template". Where did that template come from? Do you know if you are violating copyright laws? Because my trust is copyrighted by the attorney that wrote it up.
FYI, I went to a lawyer. I got my first can fine, but on my second one, the dealer noticed a tiny clerical error having to do with the name of the trust itself. So in essence, I'd been in technical possession of an illegal NFA item, at lease that's how I viewed it. It's since been rectified and another can is on the way, but this slipped by the lawyer the first time, the dealer and the ATF, and was only caught the second time around. So beware.
I'm lucky the dealer caught it, instead of some dickhead holy ranger of justice. Be safe, be smart. I won't be chiming in again here, so no need to respond to me. I'm just the guy that tries to tell you that DIY trusts aren't that smart, and then moves along. Because I know just enough about NFA trusts to know it's better handled by the lawyer.
