“In the context it is good to have. At least for form-filling purposes, where the impact of item 18c being left blank could mean getting socked with a penalty. This is not to wish that society could be simpler. That’s like saying you don’t need guns because nobody should be murdering or robbing.”
Your comparable isn’t comparable. We’ve bought and sold a number of properties here in Calfornia, and thanks to our federal government buying or selling a residence requires that you paw through a pile of documents that emulates the Los Angeles phone book. That said, even with all the paperwork, the clerk at the title company is fully qualified to guide you through. To suggest that this activity requires a lawyer is just nonsense. As for guns, you most likely need them to protect yourself from lawyers, as they are similar in all respects to someone who would try to rob you on the street or in your home. As a consequence, we have any number of them at our disposal.
That’s mighty nice of the title company to provide the paralegal assistance. And it makes some sense because it’s going to be them on the hook if the title is sour.
Still, not to recognize that the world is full of wicked people is just plain naive. The “nice, helpful” paradigm, which everyone thinks ought to be the case everywhere, is in fact not the norm of humanity.
Exactly. You haven’t bought or sold a home in NJ. Of course you wouldn’t understand the necessity of a lawyer well versed in real estate law.
“To suggest that this activity requires a lawyer is just nonsense”
Again, you haven’t bought or sold property in NJ.
The title clerk is useless.