What are examples of Title problems?
• Someone has presented themselves as the true owner of the land, but actually is not. • There are forged title documents, people who claim to have “power of attorney” who don’t really have the legal authority to act for another person, heirs missing or not disclosed in title documentation, errors in tax records, deeds from a bigamous couple, or deeds delivered after the death of one of the people involved, without the pre-written consent of the deceased. • It is discovered that a will is not legally valid. • A deed is to, or from, a defunct corporation. • Wills were misinterpreted. • Deeds were made by people of unsound mind. • Deeds were made by minors. • Deeds were made by non-citizens. • Erroneous reports were furnished by tax officials. • Estates were executed with key people absent. • There is an undisclosed divorce of a spouse who claims to be an heir or a spouse who is supposedly, but not legally, divorced from someone involved in the proceedings. • Children were born or adopte
