Comprehensive ownership research establishing a fully documented and defensible chain of title—from sovereign patent through present-day vested interests. Our examination process is designed to eliminate uncertainty, support operational and transactional decisions, and reduce exposure related to incomplete, inaccurate, or ambiguous land records.
Our work incorporates jurisdiction-specific research standards, regional data sources, courthouse archives, and historical record validation to produce clear, dependable ownership conclusions.
Core Capabilities:
• Abstract Preparation: Scope ranging from preliminary screening to full-chain abstracting, including deed indexing, source confirmation, legal description alignment, and reference reconciliation.
• Defect Identification: Identification of missing conveyances, improper vesting, heirship irregularities, fractional discrepancies, breaks in chain, unrecorded interests, overlapping descriptions, and other curative issues impacting ownership.
• Marketability Assessment: Evaluation of title strength, curative difficulty, financial exposure, and transfer viability—supported by risk scoring and recommended remediation paths.
• Probate & Heirship Research: Multi-generational succession analysis using probate records, affidavits, tax rolls, census files, and court proceedings to confirm descent and vesting.
• Interest Verification: Confirmation and recalculation of net mineral acres, decimal interest, depth severances, and partial assignments to ensure accurate ownership representation.
• Regional and Historical Insight: Contextual analysis based on jurisdictional practices, recording behavior, regulatory constraints, and historical document quality.
Deliverables:
Clients receive ownership summaries, vesting detail, defect memoranda, supporting documentation, and reference exhibits built for clarity and immediate downstream use. Optional mapping, indexing logs, spreadsheet models, and curative tracking formats may also be provided upon request. All deliverables are built to withstand internal review, third-party audit, and legal scrutiny.
Project Impact:
Title examination enables accurate leasing, acquisition, divestiture, development planning, risk assessment, and asset valuation. Clients extend its use across due diligence, land administration, estate transition, reserves modeling, and regulatory reporting.
Execution Timeline:
Standard delivery ranges from 24 hours to 10 days, depending on courthouse access, jurisdictional complexity, document volume, and project depth. Expedited turnaround may be available for time-sensitive projects.
