Title Tidbits

QUESTION: Title is vested in the trustee of a trust. He can’t make it to the closing and wants to use a Power of Attorney… Read More »Q Title is vested in the trustee of a trust. He can’t make it to the closing and wants to use a Power of Attorney to authorize his sister to sign everything. Will that be acceptable?

As always, feel free to address any questions to a member of our staff.   ALLSTATE Title Agency is a full service Title Insurance Company serving Ocean County, NJ… Read More »Q We are being asked to insure a title where there is an active mortgage foreclosure. The final judgment has been entered but the Sheriff’s Sale has not yet occurred. Are there any special requirements?

Probably.   New Jersey law gives the non-vested spouse the right of joint possession in the principal matrimonial residence. (NJSA 3B:28-3) Among other things, the… Read More »Q Title to a single family residence is vested in a married woman individually. Does her husband have to sign the deed?

TITLE TRIDbits May 2014 Q. The land in question was tidelands claimed however the State had issued a grant to a prior owner. The description… Read More »Q. The land in question was tidelands claimed however the State had issued a grant to a prior owner. The description in the deed from the seller to our proposed insured only covers the upland; the property covered by the grant is not included in the description. Does the grant area automatically pass with the deed to the upland?