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Legault Arruda & Associates

Graduation project – Paralegal Technology – JCA.1F

College CDI. Administration. Technology. Health.

Phase 11 : Examination of Ownership Titles

You must now assist one of the notaries of the firm Legault Arruda & Associates, Me Justin Gracia.

The latter entrusts you with the examination of titles on a property that will soon be sold by one of

his clients, Henry Ouimet.

Client's name : Henry Ouimet

Adress : 353, rue Chabot, Boisbriand (Québec) J7G 1J7

Phone : 450-271-6565

Email : [email protected]

File Number : 1695-2

Advance fee : 0$

He will therefore give you the address of the immovable concerned and ask you to examine the

titles, and more specifically to give him the following information:

1) You must make the chain of title of the building going back in time for a minimum period of 30 years. Your chain of title must absolutely cover a minimum of 30 years, which means

that you must find the last act that allows you to cover the entire 30-year period. Your chain

of title must indicate the rights transmitted to each link, the nature of the deed and its

publication number.

2) You must indicate whether the chain of title is in conformity, i.e. there are no missing links, and if so, who is (are) the owner(s) of the immovable and their respective share in the

immovable, if applicable. If a link is missing, indicate which one and why.

3) You must indicate if there are any outstanding mortgage(s) on the building. If so, you must indicate, with respect to such mortgage(s), the following information: date of the deed,

nature of the mortgage, name of the creditor, name(s) of the debtor(s)/grantor(s), number

of the deed, date of publication.

4) You must give a description of the deed evidencing the right of the current owner(s), indicating the following elements: date of the deed, nature of the deed, name of the assignor,

his matrimonial regime, the shares acquired, date of publication, publication number, notary

instrumenting, consideration, as well as an analysis indicating whether you have identified

a problem or an element that would merit further analysis.

5) You must, if applicable, identify any servitude affecting the immovable. If there is one, you must indicate which is the serving lot, which is the dominant lot, the nature of the servitude,

the date of publication and the publication number.

6) You must establish the cadastral history of the immovable, indicating, for each lot, its complete and conforming designation.

Work to be completed:

 Using the knowledge acquired in the Examination of Ownership Titles and Notarial Procedures and Law courses, please complete a Examination of Ownership Titles Report.

Report templates are available upon request.

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Me Gracia is now asking you to participate in the preparation of the will of her client,

Mr. Justin Plante.

Client's name : Justin Plante

Adress : 731, rue Montcalm, Berthierville (Québec) J0K 1A0

Phone : 450-547-1001

Email : [email protected]

File Number : 1696-1

Advance fee : 0$

He sends you the following notes :

 Interview date: August 28, 2020.

 Testator: Justin Plante, residing at 731 Montcalm Street, Berthierville, Quebec J0K 1A0

 Witness: Sylvain Perreault, residing at 761 Notre-Dame Street Berthierville (Quebec) J0K 1A0.

 Marriage at La Malbaie on October 12, 2017 with Colette Saint-Louis: No marriage contract. First marriage for both spouses.

 Funeral arrangements: cremation

 Organ donation: yes

 Special bequests :

 To his brother Joseph Perreault, his collection of antique cars

 To his wife, Colette Saint-Louis, his RRSPs

 To his father Édouard Perreault, his fishing cottage located in La Réserve Faunique des Laurentides (lot number 1 000 005)

 Residual: To his wife Colette Saint-Louis, the residue of all his movable and immovable property. In the event of his wife's pre-death, all to his children in

the first degree. In the absence of children, all to his brother.

 Liquidator: His wife. Substitute: his brother.

 Tutor to minor children: his brother

 No post-liquidation administration clause

 Signature in Berthierville

 Minute number 9,845

Work to be completed:

Using the knowledge acquired in the courses Examination of Ownership Titles and Notarial

Procedures and Law courses, please write a draft will based on Me Gracia's notes.

Sample wills are available upon request.

Deadline for submission : ______12/14/2020 9h00_____________________________