Land titles are claims to property made by land owners. Title is generally thought of in the terms of fee simple ownership of property, which is the highest form of ownership.
Title disputes can arise due to a myriad of circumstances. For example, a property owner may delay recording his or her title in the deeds records. If another title is issued by the original seller and recorded by a second buyer before the first buyer records its title, then the second title holder may have a superior claim to the land.
Title disputes can also arise in domestic relation situations involving estranged spouses. For example, separated spouses who have not divorced might buy a new house with a new partner. How the new property is titled could affect whether the non-owning spouse would have a claim against the new property on death of the spouse with the new partner.
Title disputes can arise due to estate administration or the failure to promptly probate an estate on death. Where there are many children, this problem, if not remedied, can vastly complicate the issue of title ownership and lead to many fractional interests by the descendants of the original owner.
Georgia property law recognizes certain procedures and claims to resolve title disputes. Hiring an attorney versed in the complications of Georgia real estate law as well as with experience in litigating contested cases may be preferable to suffering the confusion of trying to resolve a title dispute when it comes time to sell a property.
Title disputes are often related to land line and boundary disputes. A boundary dispute can be though of as a dispute over the area of land that a title covers.
The attorneys at Teague & Chambless, LLLP have handled many claims related to title issues in connection with litigation of other types of property disputes.
