Hart says that when advisors start exploring estate planning with SLATs, they should look at how much wealth the family has ...

Florida will be the 11th state in the nation to pass spousal lifetime access trust (SLAT)–friendly legislation that permits the grantor spouse (that is, the spouse who contributes to a SLAT) to become ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matthew F. Erskine is a trusts and estates attorney. As 2025 draws near, estate planners and their clients are preparing for the ...

What’s one way to add a little oomph to a humdrum room without a full-fledged makeover or out-of-control budget? Wood slats. There are many reasons why wood slats (also called wood lath) are a popular ...

The present global circumstances of economic and political uncertainty, a high federal estate tax exemption, and a low-interest rate environment merit a focused examination of whether a SLAT or ...

The Spousal Lifetime Access Trust, or SLAT, has become one of the most popular estate planning strategies employed by married couples. It is an irrevocable trust created by one spouse (the “grantor”) ...

Reality Check: With the coronavirus spreading, the stock market crashing and the evening news instilling fear, its really hard to think about estate planning. True. But that might just be a critical ...