This document discusses various ways that real property can be transferred from one party to another, including through deeds, contracts, wills and trusts, intestate succession, adverse possession, and other legal mechanisms such as foreclosure, bankruptcy, and eminent domain. It also covers topics related to establishing and proving ownership, such as title commitments, title insurance, and recording deeds.

2. What is Alienation?

3. Transfer
 Deeds
› Essential Elements for a Valid Deed
› Types of Deeds
 Contract for Deed
 Operation of Law
› Foreclosure
› Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure
› Partition Action
› Bankruptcy
› Quiet Title Action
› Tax Sale
› Execution Sale
› Eminent Domain

4. Wills & Trusts
 Wills
› Types of Wills
› How Wills are Changed
› Probate
 Trusts
› Advantages of a Trust
› Disadvantages of a Trust
› Types of Trusts

5. Intestate Succession

6. Adverse Possession
 Requirements for Adverse Possession
› 3-Year Statute
› 5-Year Statute
› 10-Year Statute
› 25-Year Statute
› Tacking
 Defeating Adverse Possession

7. Natural Causes

8. Evidence of Title
 Title Commitment
 Title Insurance
› Types of Title Insurance Policies
› Title Insurance Coverage
› Regulation of the Title Insurance Industry

9. Importance of Recording
 Recording Process
 Effect of Recording
 Priorities in Recording