Author: Kenneth Farmer

Download: Most Mississippians have never seen or heard the phrase “multiple indebtedness mortgage.” For those that have, it is often glossed over without a second…

A new version of the ALTA/NSPS Minimum Standard Detail Requirements will become effective on February 23, 2021.  This is the tenth edition of the Minimum…

To say that 2020 was a whirlwind year is an understatement. We started the year trying to find new and innovative ways to meet the…

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will impose an “adverse market fee” of 0.5% on most refinanced mortgage loans starting Sept. 1 due to economic uncertainty.…

Revocation-upon-divorce was originally an English common-law principle that grew out of the doctrine of revocation by implication. States began codifying and expanding the doctrine in…

The Mississippi Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act (2002/2010) (the “Mississippi Disclaimer Act”), which replaces the Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act (the “Old Disclaimer…

Download: Until recently, Mississippi law did not recognize transfer-on-death deeds. However, with the passage of SB 2851, the Mississippi legislature created statutory guidelines for “Transfer…

I am very pleased to report that SB 2394, introduced by Sen. Tyler McCaughn, and HB 1156, introduced by Rep. Shane Aguirre, have both passed…

Christopher B. Schultz and his wife, Megan A. Ciota, acquired title to certain real property by warranty deed from DDD Properties LLC. The deed listed…

Beginning Dec. 1, 2019, digital identifications such as driver’s licenses and non-driver IDs will be valid forms of identification in Colorado. This change is the…

The organization of churches takes many different forms. Sales, leases, and mortgages of church property must be properly authorized. Generally, a congregational church may authorize…

In 2018, the Executive Committee of the Real Property Section of the Mississippi Bar (the “Section”) approved the formation of a standing committee to study…