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Title Research TiUe reseazch is perFormed in order to locate the owners, lienholders and other necessary parties who must be served in order for our client to Perh* t1e most imporhat rnuk oF foreclose on the property free and clear of all liens. Perhaps the most tood tilk resprch rs the batios of important result of good title research is the location of other parties who mhe pxrin wlro mislt he might be willing to pay the tazces prior to judgment. The results of such raponsibk fa pqmt o( tk ma prior ro juddmeot work is reflected in the Petition which is filed with the Court. Listed aze all of the necessary parties to the lawsuit, including all fee holders, lienholders, abstract of judgment holders, federal tazc liens, etc. Our law fum keeps a permanent computer record of the title work that we perform on properties that are delinquent. We have found that many delinquent properties tend to be "repeat offenders". The permanent record of previously performed title work enables us to move more rapidly to collect taaces on those accounts that become delinquent in a subsequent year. The firm subscribes to an on-line title service. This service provides the firm with the same title research utilized by the major title companies in Tarrant Coucrty. In addition to providing access to the County Clerk's records (including imaging of the actual documents) it provides probate divorce and bankruptcy filings for the past twenty-four yeats. Most title searches may be completed within minutes as opposed to days when dealing with tradirionai methods of performing title searches. We utilize both in-house and contract title research. We believe that the unique advantage of subcontracting and in-house abstracting gives us the ability to detemune priorities among the requests for abstracting. Subcontracted abstracting is performed at a nominal chazge to the taxpayer rek mrud wiN ee praided to The as a cost of suit. In those cases where the cost oannot be recovered from ciry W vua u oo con ro rhe the taxpayer, the firm absorbs the cost. In-house abstracting is performed asmn. utYwe s propary dn the datrin wun m a akmn, pirue at no cost to the client. Either method of abstracting allows for updating don't hniate te au us. abstract informarion when required during the pending of a lawsuit, provides the means for quality assurance in the work performed and allows for the inclusion of a complete legai description of the property in the petition in district court. Installment Agieements Many of our clients have authorized the use of installment payment plans for property owners who owe delinquent taxes. Our firm has provided support services for those clients who use installment agreemerns, for many yeazs. The decision to utilize installment payment agreements belongs to the client. For our clients who choose to allow such agreements, we offer the following support program. S![IIOR IY - SCOP! OI StlP1C6 - Pia! 4