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abstract of title
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abstract of title, in law, brief history of the title to a piece of land. An account is given of recorded documents, court proceedings, wills will, in law, document expressing the wishes of a person (known as a testator) concerning the disposition of her property after her death. If a person dies intestate, i.e.
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, mortgages reverse mortgage, a homeowner borrows against the value of a house to receive a line of credit or monthly payments. Reverse mortgages are used by elderly homeowners as a way of obtaining cash, and normally the loan is paid off when the homeowner dies (or sells the property).
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, taxes, previous sales, easements easement, in law, the right to use the land of another for a specified purpose, as distinguished from the right to possess that land. If the easement benefits the holder personally and is not associated with any land he owns, it is an easement in gross (e.g.
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, and all other factors that at any time affected the ownership or use of the land. The old rule in England required that an abstract of title should cover the 60 years before the proposed sale. In 1874 this was changed to 40 years. In some U.S. states the title is traced back to the original grant from the government, but in others it is traced only so far back as is necessary to show a present clear title.


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Fidelity National Financial (NYSE:FNF) through its branches, subsidiaries and independent agents, performs title searches and examinations, prepares certificates or abstracts of title and issues title insurance policies pertaining to titles of real property.
Fidelity National Financial (NYSE:FNF), through its branches, subsidiaries and independent agents, performs title searches and examinations, prepares certificates or abstracts of title and issues title insurance policies pertaining to titles of real property.
(NYSE:FNF), through its branches, subsidiaries and independent agents, performs title searches and examinations, prepares certificates or abstracts of title and issues title insurance policies pertaining to titles of real property.
 
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