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==Title Searching and Examination== | ==Title Searching and Examination== | ||
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| + | Searches and title examination do not required any attorney involvement. | ||
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==Document Preparation== | ==Document Preparation== | ||
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==Closings and Escrow== | ==Closings and Escrow== | ||
===Disbursement=== | ===Disbursement=== | ||
==Recording== | ==Recording== | ||
==Other== | ==Other== | ||
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| + | Attorney are required to draft deeds, conduct the closing, and handle disbursements. Any attorney must draft the deed and attend the closing. I believe that disbursements can be supervised, but it has to go through the attorney’s accounts. Title Commitments and Policies can be prepared under the supervision of an attorney, but do not necessarily need to be done by employees of that attorney. In other words, a title agency can operate independently of a law firm, but they must have a GA attorney handle doc prep, the closings, and disbursements. | ||
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==Cross-References== | ==Cross-References== | ||
* [[Georgia]] | * [[Georgia]] | ||
* [[Unauthorized Practice of Law]] | * [[Unauthorized Practice of Law]] | ||
Revision as of 10:46, 27 August 2018
Contents
Overview
Sources
- O.C.G.A. § 15-19-51
- O.C.G.A. § 15-19-52
- O.C.G.A. § 15-19-53
Title Searching and Examination
Searches and title examination do not required any attorney involvement.
Document Preparation
Closings and Escrow
Disbursement
Recording
Other
Attorney are required to draft deeds, conduct the closing, and handle disbursements. Any attorney must draft the deed and attend the closing. I believe that disbursements can be supervised, but it has to go through the attorney’s accounts. Title Commitments and Policies can be prepared under the supervision of an attorney, but do not necessarily need to be done by employees of that attorney. In other words, a title agency can operate independently of a law firm, but they must have a GA attorney handle doc prep, the closings, and disbursements.
