Who needs to sign? It’s one of the most common (and most misunderstood) questions in title insurance — and one with serious legal consequences if overlooked. This webinar breaks down the key factors that determine signature requirements, from marital status and homestead presumptions to business entities, divorce decrees, and decedents’ estates.
Designed for title professionals and attorneys alike, this course provides insight into how signing authority affects the validity and insurability of real estate transactions. Whether you're preparing documents or advising clients, you’ll walk away with a better understanding of who must sign and why it matters.
By the end of this session, you’ll be able to:
- Identify who may need to sign documents to create an insurable interest in property
- Understand how title insurers assess and manage signature-related risk
- Explain how marital status, homestead rights, and community property laws impact signing requirements
- Clarify how divorce, death, and probate proceedings affect authority to convey
- Recognize special signature requirements for home equity, reverse mortgage, and construction loans
- Know when all heirs must sign—and when an executor or representative can act alone
- Navigate signing authority for corporations, LLCs, and partnerships, including dissolved entities
Presenters:
Tiesha Lewis, Key Title Group
Pricing: Member $40
Nonmember $54
CE Credit:
1.0 Hours Escrow Credit
MCLE Credit:
1.0 Hours (expires 6/30/2026)
For those new to the topic and/or the title industry. May include basic concepts, definitions, industry history and/or general information.
Under Procedural Rule P-28 II I-6, TDI will not award credit hours for completing the same course more than once per reporting period. If you attend this course through another instruction method, you cannot be granted credit for both.