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What do you do if you think your deed was stolen?

Once your lawyer confirms a fraudulent transfer is actually registered against your title, correcting it typically means an application to the Court of King's Bench to have the registration set aside, since Information Services Corporation will not simply reverse a completed registration on request without a court order or the fraudulent party's cooperation.

That court step exists because ISC's Torrens system treats a registered transfer as conclusive on its face, normally a strength that guarantees certainty of title, but it becomes a hurdle once a fraudulent registration has actually gone through rather than being caught beforehand.

Title insurance, where a policy is in place, can cover the legal cost of that court application and any resulting loss, one of the few times a Saskatchewan owner will be glad they bought a policy that otherwise sits unused for the life of the mortgage.

Expect legal fees well above the usual $800 to $1,500 closing range once a court application is involved, and expect your lawyer to move as fast as the court process allows rather than as fast as you would like. Get your hand-reviewed valuation from Joel Dyck.

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