What are some examples of problems title insurance protects against?
To give you an idea of the types of title problems that may occur, we have compiled this list of “Land Mines” that could result in partial or complete loss of your property or an expensive lawsuit. “Land Mines” • Documents executed under duress • Defective acknowledgments • Deeds by minors • Inadequate legal descriptions • Easements established through continued use but not discovered by a survey or in the public record • Mistakes in recording legal documents • Mistaken reports furnished from taxing authorities • Misinterpretation of wills • Deed of community property recited to be separate property • Errors in tax records (for example, listing payment against the wrong property account) • Birth or adoption of children after date of will • Falsification of records • Undisclosed or missing heirs • Errors in indexing of legal documents by the County • Surviving children omitted from a will • Deeds to or from defunct corporations • Marital rights of spouse allegedly, but not legally, divo
