<font face="times new roman" size="3"><p style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: times new roman; font-size: 12pt; word-wrap: break-word;">Please respond to the list. Great question. Thanks.</p>
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<p style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: times new roman; font-size: 12pt; word-wrap: break-word;">-----Original Message-----<br />From: "Claudia A Gowan" <claudia@cagowanlaw.com><br />Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 12:59pm<br />To: "wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com" <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br />Subject: [WSBAPT] Divorce, property settlement and estate planning<br /><br /></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: times new roman; font-size: 12pt; word-wrap: break-word;">Colleagues, I am looking for guidance on how to handle a title question.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: times new roman; font-size: 12pt; word-wrap: break-word;">New client coming in for estate planning.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: times new roman; font-size: 12pt; word-wrap: break-word;">Last deed recorded on his residence with the County was his deed gifting then wife a CP interest in the home.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: times new roman; font-size: 12pt; word-wrap: break-word;">Was divorced within last few years. Home was awarded to him under property settlement. However, no deed was issued through property settlement proceedings.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: times new roman; font-size: 12pt; word-wrap: break-word;">He refinanced the property after the divorce, but as far as I can tell, the lender did nothing to clear the records.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: times new roman; font-size: 12pt; word-wrap: break-word;">Any thoughts on how to handle this?</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: times new roman; font-size: 12pt; word-wrap: break-word;">Many thanks, Claudia</p>
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