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Roberta F. Salzman And Erwin Bachrach Essay

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Introduction Roberta F. Salzman and Erwin Bachrach decided to build a home together after being in a relationship for several years. Erwin sold his condominium and received about $100,000 from the sale. Together they purchased a residential lot for $49,000. Each person contributed 50 percent for the land. Erwin Bachrach was a designer and drafter of residential properties for fifty years. Bachrach designed the couple 's new home. To the home he contributed 167,528.86 dollars. Roberta Salzman contributed 353,347.64 dollars to the purchase of the home (Colorado Supreme Court, 2000). Bachrach gave over his interest of the home to Salzman. At that point of time, Salzman closed the sale of her townhouse. Bachrach giving over the deed to Salzman at the time served two functions. Giving over the deed allowed her to obtain a favorable mortgage on the home and provided tax advantages. About six months later this helped Salzman continue to receive a monthly maintenance payment from her ex-husband (Colorado Supreme Court, 2000). Because Salzman was living with another man, in a relationship, and had joint home ownership, her ex-husband was going to end the payments through the court system. To continue receiving these payments, Bachrach wrote to Salzman’s ex-husband to explain that there was neither marriage nor plans to enter into matrimony. They lived together for convenience and companionship. The two had separate finances. Bachrach wrote that she alone owned the

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