Transfer Property

If a man died intestate, his separate property would go to:

1/3 to his wife and 2/3 divided among his children, share and share alike if he had more than one child.

A government patent is which of the following?

A conveyance

Which of the following defines a partition action?

A court proceeding to sever a joint ownership

The seizing of property by the sheriff to be held as a security for a legal action is known as a(n):

Attachment.

Which of the following will a standard policy of title insurance insure against?

Forgery

Which of the following is not necessary to acquire title by adverse possession of unimproved land?

Live on the property

Which of the following qualifies as artificial monuments?

Streets and canals

Which of the following statements concerning title is incorrect?

Title may not be transferred without the consent of the fee owner.

An old land registration system used in the State of California was called:

Torrens Title Insurance.

Which of the following legal procedures is dependent upon first attaining a money judgment?

Writ of Execution

A notary public may legally notarize a document if it is:

a document being executed by a corporation of which he or she is an employee but he or she has no personal interest in the transaction.

As relating to real estate, a patent is:

a sovereign grant

Real property acquired through accession would most likely be by:

accretion.

Escheat results from:

an estate with no will. an estate with no heirs. A & B

The NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Sec. 8, T1N, R2E, SBBM:

is a 40-acre parcel. is a 1/16 of a section. is 1,320 feet on each side. All of the above

The recording system was established to show the sequence of transfers or other actions affecting property. All of the following are correct statements concerning recordation, except:

recording a deed imparts actual notice to all future purchasers.