Tag: mortgages
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Legal Title? Equitable Title? Your Stake in the Deed, and Why It Matters
Holding the title to real estate involves responsibilities and duties related to the upkeep, use, and control of a specific property. The name of the property owner, appearing in the public records, identifies the person with legal title. The person named on the deed has that famous “bundle of rights” (like the right to transfer…
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Dower Rights for Surviving Spouses: Does Your State Still Have This Old English Relic?
If you live in Michigan, your state ended its dower rights in 2017. But if you live in Arkansas, Kentucky, or Ohio, dower is still on the books in your state. This musty old legal provision gives spouses a peculiar set of real estate protections. Kansas, too, has a “dower-like” provision in its KSA 59-505.…
