Document Retention

Brian,
I think you are more than safe to keep everything electronically. The CPAs I have worked for were all moving to this and my wife's law firm just this summer scanned everything, then shredded the originals. Helped them cut cost by letting the lease expire on their second location where old files were stored. I am in VA and most everything like that even with the government is electronic...taxes, court fillings, etc....And my wife says the Federal Court requires things to be filled electronically as well.

[JERRY2KONE]

Even the County and State run agencies are all keeping things in electronic form now. If you go the courthouse in any major City or Town and ask to see official documnets they are on some kind of cyber storage system, and if you wish certified or official copies you will receive an electronically printed form that is stamped as certified or official. So I think from all of the posts here you have received your answer sir.

Like I suggested I believe your best bet is to copy all IMPORTANT docs to a thumb drive and store it in the fireproof safe. Floor safes are great for just such things, because they can be fireproof and hidden from plain sight for security reasons. You can also use one of those pocket size PASSPORT HDDs which are small enough to fit in just about any small space and for a drive the size of your wallet you can store a terrabite of info on them. I have seen these passport drives of 1t selling for about $125. Well worth it for such security.