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Happy Holidays From Saalfeld Griggs
We would like to wish our clients, friends, and colleagues a very happy holiday season. Best wishes for a peaceful and prosperous new year!
Buyer Beware of Hidden City Liens
Buyer Beware of Hidden City Liens By Shannon Raye Martinez SAALFELD GRIGGS PC Imagine this scenario. A developer and a buyer enter into an agreement for the “short sale” of a newly constructed home (i.e., the property is selling for less than the total amount of debt...
Nontax Reasons For Estate Planning
Nontax Reasons For Estate Planning By Robert J. Saalfeld SAALFELD GRIGGS PC As the death tax exclusion increases, fewer individuals will be impacted by death tax. The death tax could even be repealed. Whether or not there is a death tax, estate planning is still...
Who Plays and Who Pays?
Who Plays and Who Pays? Once you sign a contract, you are legally bound by it. You are presumed to have read the contract carefully and agreed with its terms, whether or not you have in fact done so. Therefore, be very careful to read every provision of every...
What Should You Do With a Million Dollars (of Life Insurance)?
What Should You Do With a Million Dollars (of Life Insurance)? By Jeffrey G. Moore Saalfeld Griggs PC Here is the short answer – get it out of your estate. Although life insurance plays a critical role in personal, financial, estate and business succession planning,...
What’s All the Buzz About? The Diary of an Estate Planner
What's All the Buzz About? The Diary of an Estate Planner By Jeffrey G. Moore SAALFELD GRIGGS PC Two significant developments in the estate planning arena, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) regulations and the new Oregon Inheritance...
What Do You Need in Your Estate Planning Toolkit?
What Do You Need in Your Estate Planning Toolkit? By Estate Planning Practice Group SAALFELD GRIGGS PC Many people say they are finally going to get their estate plans in order. They want to avoid a mess at death, save death taxes and have their property go to the...
Using Revocable Living Trusts
Using Revocable Living Trusts By Estate Planning Practice Group SAALFELD GRIGGS PC 1. WHAT IS A REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST? A revocable living trust is like a bucket into which you place your property. During your lifetime, you maintain full control as the "trustee" or...
Thinking Beyond the $10,000 Box
Thinking Beyond the $10,000 Box By Jeffrey G. Moore SAALFELD GRIGGS PC For many people, it is important to know that their spouse will have money available for emergencies. So they put money aside for that purpose. At the same time, however, people want to minimize...
QTIP Trust: The Swiss Army Knife of Estate Planning
The QTIP Trust: The Swiss Army Knife of Estate Planning By Estate Planning Practice Group SAALFELD GRIGGS PC Have you ever seen the TV show Survivor Man? The hero always pulls something out of his backpack that has multiple uses to save him. A Qualified Terminable...