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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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| + | Attorney involvement is not required for most aspects of title insurance transactions in Florida. | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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| + | * Florida Bar v. Moses, 380 So. 2d 412, 417 (Fla. 1980). | ||
| + | * Preferred Title Services, Inc. v. Seven Seas Resort Condominium, Inc., 458 So. 2d 884, 886-87 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984). | ||
| + | * Florida Bar v. McPhee, 195 So. 2d 552, 554 (Fla. 1967). | ||
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==Attorney Title Certifications== | ==Attorney Title Certifications== | ||
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| + | Attorney Title Certifications are '''not required''' and not commonly used in Florida. | ||
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==Attorney Title Opinions== | ==Attorney Title Opinions== | ||
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| + | Attorney Title Opinions are '''not required''' and not commonly used in Florida. | ||
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==Document Preparation== | ==Document Preparation== | ||
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| + | Title companies and their agents in Florida may prepare standardized document forms such as deeds and other documents in connection with the issuance of a title insurance policy. | ||
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==Closings and Escrow== | ==Closings and Escrow== | ||
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| + | Closings are '''not required''' to be done by or supervised by attorneys in Florida. | ||
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| + | Parties to a closing are '''not required''' to be represented by attorneys in Florida. | ||
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==Disbursement== | ==Disbursement== | ||
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| + | Disbursement of files in Florida is '''not required''' to be done by or supervised by attorneys. | ||
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==Recording== | ==Recording== | ||
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| + | Document recording in Florida is '''not required''' to be done by or supervised by attorneys. | ||
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==Other== | ==Other== | ||
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==Cross-References== | ==Cross-References== | ||
* [[Florida]] | * [[Florida]] | ||
* [[Unauthorized Practice of Law]] | * [[Unauthorized Practice of Law]] | ||
Revision as of 20:30, 17 August 2018
Contents
Overview
Attorney involvement is not required for most aspects of title insurance transactions in Florida.
Sources
- Florida Bar v. Moses, 380 So. 2d 412, 417 (Fla. 1980).
- Preferred Title Services, Inc. v. Seven Seas Resort Condominium, Inc., 458 So. 2d 884, 886-87 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984).
- Florida Bar v. McPhee, 195 So. 2d 552, 554 (Fla. 1967).
Attorney Title Certifications
Attorney Title Certifications are not required and not commonly used in Florida.
Attorney Title Opinions
Attorney Title Opinions are not required and not commonly used in Florida.
Document Preparation
Title companies and their agents in Florida may prepare standardized document forms such as deeds and other documents in connection with the issuance of a title insurance policy.
Closings and Escrow
Closings are not required to be done by or supervised by attorneys in Florida.
Parties to a closing are not required to be represented by attorneys in Florida.
Disbursement
Disbursement of files in Florida is not required to be done by or supervised by attorneys.
Recording
Document recording in Florida is not required to be done by or supervised by attorneys.
