Tag: real estate documents
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Some Colorado Deeds Predate the Civil War. Now, They’re Going Digital.
Ever wonder what deed recorders do with those fees they charge? In Colorado, fees from nine years of deed recordings have funded a 21-million-dollar project to make all records into digital, searchable documents. Arapahoe became a county in 1861 — before Colorado gained statehood. Now, it has reached the final stages of digitizing county deeds…
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Moving to a Community Property State? Here’s What Couples Should Know
You might have heard that some states, like Texas or California, have community property laws. You might have wondered what that was all about. A few other states follow community property law, too. They are Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico, along with Louisiana, Idaho, Washington, and Wisconsin. Considering moving to or from any of those…
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Update: New York Works on Clearer Laws for Remote Notaries
Lawmakers have proposed new legislation impacting the notarization of documents in New York State. Throughout New York, the legal update would make all official notaries’ records electronic only. Here, we offer a FAQ on the current law and the proposed modification.
