Newsletters
The Real Property, Probate & Trust Section publishes a quarterly newsletter sent to all section members.
Winter 2011 Vol. 39 No. 1 |
CURRENT ISSUE - Fall 2011 Available on the Section Members' Page. Including:The Client Whisperer IRAs, Trusts, and Beneficiary Designations – AND MORE! |
How to Submit an Article for the RPPT Section Newsletter
The RPPT Section welcomes the submission of proposed
articles for publication in its newsletter.
Articles should relate to
real property, probate & trust topics of general interest to our
members,
and should be submitted in hard copy and on disk (Word or
WordPerfect format)
to the Newsletter Editor:
Jeremie Lipton
Socius Law Group PLLC
601 Union Street, Suite 4950
Seattle, WA 98101-3951
E-Mail: jlipton@sociuslaw.com
Links to Past Issues
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Highlights |
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Fall 2011 Vol. 38, No. 4 |
Planning with Gifts: The Interaction of Transfer and Income Taxes Liquidated Damages: Back to the Basics and
Special Issues |
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Summer 2011 Vol. 38, No. 3 |
Everything Old Is New Again: Why You Should Be Using Real Estate Contracts for Seller-Financed Real Property Sales Role of the RPPT Section in Reviewing Legislation |
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Spring 2011 Vol. 38, No. 2 |
The Top 10 Things Practitioners Should Know About Upcoming Changes to Washington Probate and Trust Law Limitations on Debtor and Guarantor Exposure After Judicial and Nonjudicial Foreclosure |
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Winter 2010 Vol. 38, No. 1 |
Changes on the Plain: Estate Planning for Clients with Pets |
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Fall 2010 Vol. 37, No. 4 |
Trustee Fiduciary Duties, Practice Tip: New Requirements for Preparer Tax Identification Numbers Court of Appeals Sets Aside Banker’s Unintentional Estate Planning |
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Summer 2010 Vol. 37, No. 3 |
Grantor’s Remorse: Reverse QPRTs and Other Creative Options for Dealing with the Termination of a Qualified Personal Residence Trust The 2010 Amendments to Form 17: Consumer Protection for Buyers of Commercial Real Estate or a New Minefield? |
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Spring 2010 Vol. 37, No. 2 |
The Ongoing “Credit Crisis” in Commercial Real Estate Lending – An Update An Estate Planner’s Alaskan Adventures |
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Winter 2009 Vol. 37, No. 1 |
Who Receives the Proceeds of Life Insurance? The Uncertainty Surrounding Use and Development of Shoreline Property |
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Summer 2009 Vol. 36, No. 2 |
“Green” Leasing: A Practitioner’s Overview Planning Considerations for Clients Who Own and Co-Own Valuable Copyrights |
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Spring 2009 Vol. 36, No. 1 |
The Role of Special Master in Trust and Probate Disputes: A Summary Discussion The Law of Wind: A Guide for Real Estate Practitioners |
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Winter 2008-2009 Vol. 35 No. 4 |
A Statute of Limitation Defense to Claims of Breach of Warranty in Adverse
Possession Claims Form 990 Redesigned Practice Tip: Title Review in 10 Steps |
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Fall 2008 Vol. 35, No. 3 |
The Intersection of Medicaid and Estate Planning Practice Tip: IRS Eliminates for Advance Ruling Period for 501(c)(3) Organizations |
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Summer 2008 Vol. 35, No. 2 |
The "Credit Crisis" in Commercial Lending and the Effect on Your Real Estate
Practice Flow-Through Entities Owned by Trusts and Estates The New ALTA Title Insurance Policies: Making the Leap from 1970 to the 21st Century |
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Spring 2008 Vol. 35, No.1 |
The Washington Trust and Estate Dispute Resolution Act, a Very Practical Tool for all Washington Attorneys Supreme Court Accepts Review of Two Decisions Related to Limited Liability Company Dissolution Liability Effective Management of a Solo/Small Estate Planning Practice: Tips and Recommendations |
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Winter 2007-2008 Vol. 34, No. 4 |
Affordable Housing Incentive Programs under HB 2984: Bonus or Burden? Washington's Expanded Domestic Partnership Act |
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Fall 2007 Vol. 34, No. 3 |
Application of the Washington Estate Tax to Interests in Qualified Terminable
Interest Property Trusts and Qualified Domestic Trusts Created Prior to
Enactment of the Washington State Estate Transfer Tax Act Of Course They Can: Beal v. Sarich Resolves the Question of Non-Foreclosing Junior Lienor's Right to Collect on Promissory Notes |
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Spring/Summer 2007 Vol. 34, No. 2 |
Water Rights in Land Transactions, Trusts and Estates The Death of Tort and the Triumph of the "Economic Loss Rule" |
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Winter 2006 Vol. 34, No. 1 |
The Impact of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 on Charitable Gift Planning and Environmental 101 for Purchasers of Property in Washington State |
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Fall 2006 Vol. 33, No. 4 |
Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act and Internet Transactions and Custodial Accounts: Knowing What to Use and When to Use It |
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Summer 2006 Vol. 33, No. 3 |
Good Governance Practices for Family Foundations and Implied Warranties of Habitability in New Home Sales (Vol II) |
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Spring 2006 Vol. 33, No. 2 |
Alert! Washington Supreme Court Adopts Revisions to Rules of Professional
Conduct - This Affects You!
Planning for the Washington Estate Tax and Implied Warranty of Habitability in New Home Sales |
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Winter 2005-2006 Vol. 33, No. 1 |
Washington's New Receivership Act Health Care Planning Part II: Durable Health Care Powers of Attorney and Related Documents |
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Fall 2005 Vol. 32, No. 4 |
Durable Financial Powers of Attorney and Durable Health Care Powers of Attorney Commercial Real Estate Aspects of the Bankruptcy Code Amendments |
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Summer 2005 Vol. 32, No. 3 |
Be Aware (or Beware) of Washington Excise Taxes in Estate Planning for the Family Held Business Deed of Trust - Its Origin, History and Development in the United States and in the State of Washington |
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Spring 2005 Vol. 32, No. 2 |
Defining the Scope of a General Mineral Reservation in Washington & Practical Tips for Drafting a Mineral Reservation An Overview of the Charitable Income Tax Deduction Ethical Issues in Nonjudicial Deed of Trust Foreclosures: Cox v. Helenius, Revisited Meeting Unmet Need for Legal Services with Non-Lawyer Legal Technicians |
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Winter 2005 Vol. 32, No. 1 |
State Estate Tax R.I.P. Irresistible Force or
Immovable Object? The Rights of Unmarried/Nontraditional Couples in the Joint Ownership Agreements Between Unmarried Couples |
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Fall 2004 Vol. 31, No.4 |
What Can (and Can�t) an Architectural Control Committee Do?
Total Return Trusts |
Summer 2004 Vol. 31, No.3 |
Keeping the Cabin in the Family:
A Guide to Joint Ownership and Use
Tenancy in Common Fractional Interest Programs |
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Spring 2004 Vol. 31, No. 2 |
Insurance for Condominium Developers An Introduction to Long-term Care Insurance |
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Winter 2004 Vol. 31, No. 1 |
Family Limited Partnerships and I.R.C. Section 2036
An Overview of Opportunities (and Pitfalls) in the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Credits Program |
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Fall 2003 Vol. 30, No. 9 |
An Introduction to Water Law Talking About Charitable Giving: Conversations with Practitioners |
Summer 2003 Vol. 30, No. 8 |
QTIP Elections and Washington's Estate Tax Skipping a Generation? Don't Skip Thinking About Consequences of Washington State Generation-Skipping Transfer Taxes |
Spring 2003 Vol. 30, No. 7 |
The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 - An Overview Pennington and Vasquez: A Look at Recent Meretricious Relationship Cases and Their Impact on Estate Planning |
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Winter 2002 Vol. 30, No. 6 |
"The Times They Are A-Changing ..." Has Time Come to a Standstill for Washington's Estate Tax? Revisiting In Re Stanton Alaska's Five-Year Experience with Self-Settled Discretionary Spendthrift Trusts, Part II |
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Fall 2002 Vol. 30, No. 5 |
Illegal Leases in Washington Alaska's Five-Year Experience with Self-Settled Discretionary Spendthrift Trusts, Part I |
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Summer 2002 Vol. 30, No. 4 |
First Impressions of 401(a)(9) Regulations
Seller Financing of Real Property Sales |
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Spring 2002 Vol. 30, No. 3 |
Washington's New 150-Year Rule Against Perpetuities
The Merger Doctrine and Real Property Purchase and Sales Agreements |
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Winter/Spring 2002 Vol. 30, No. 2 |
Revisions to the Durable Power of Attorney Statutes - Recent and Proposed
The Endangered Species Act and Conservation Land Acquisition Techniques - Part II |
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Winter 2002 Vol. 30, No. 1 |
Proposed Changes in the Definition of Trust Income - Increased Flexibility, But Maybe Not Here?
The Endangered Species Act and Conservation Land Acquisition Techniques - Part I |
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Summer 2001 Vol. 29, No. 2 |
Perpetual Leases in Washington
Estate Planning Strategies for Small Wood Lot Owners |
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Winter 2001 Vol. 29, No. 1 |
Tax Deferred Exchanges of Real Estate: Protecting Your Client's Interest
In the Eye of the Receiver - Washington Uniform Estate Tax Apportionment Act |
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Summer 2000 Vol. 28, No. 3 |
Estate Planning for Non-Traditional Families
Real Estate Excise Tax Developments |
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Spring 2000 Vol. 28, No. 2 |
MERS - The Mortgage Electronic Registration System
Family Partnerships - Recent Developments |
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Fall 1999 Vol. 27, No. 3 |
Supreme Court Decision Affects Real Estate Bankruptcies
History and Overview of the Trust and Estate Dispute Resolution Act |
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Summer 1999 Vol. 27, No. 2 |
Attorneys' Fees in Trust and Estate Disputes Before and After TEDRA
"Ask Mr. Ethics" |
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Winter 1998 Vol. 26, No. 3 (sic) |
What Real Estate Attorneys Should Know About The Washington Revised Uniform Partnership Act
A Primer On Gifting On Behalf Of Incapacitated Persons |
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Fall 1998 Vol. 26, No. 3 |
Formula Marital Deduction Gift Clauses And The IRC §2032A Election |
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Summer 1998 Vol. 26, No. 2 |
An Overview Of Washington's 1998 Deed Of Trust Act Amendments
Sale Of Residential Real Property From An Estate: Practical Suggestions and Ways to Limit the Personal Representative's Liability |
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Spring 1998 Vol. 26, No. 1 |
Seller's Disclosure Requirements in Residential Real Estate Transactions and the Edmonds Case
Understanding The Non-Legislative History of Washington Community Property Law |
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