While several kinds of real property conveyances result from events beyond the control of the grantor, the majority of conveyances are voluntary through a deed. Which of the following is an example of a voluntary conveyance of real property with a deed?

• patent

• probate

• condemnation

• implied easement

At the death of a property owner, property will convey either in accordance with a will or without a will. When a will dictates the distribution of the decedent’s real property, this mode of conveyance is more commonly referred to as:

• testate.

• intestate.

• probate.

• descent.

At the death of a property owner, property will convey either in accordance with a will or without a will. When a property is conveyed without a will, this involuntary mode of conveyance is more commonly referred to as:

• testate.

• intestate.

• foreclosure.

• condemnation.

At the death of a property owner, property will convey either in accordance with a will or without a will. If a will dictates the distribution of the decedent’s real property, the property is said to be:

• patented.

• devised.

• conveyed by the law of descent.

• dedicated.

By the power of eminent domain, the government can take private property for public purpose through due process and with just compensation. The process of exercising this power is known as:

• testate.

• intestate.

• foreclosure.

• condemnation.

Involuntary conveyance of property with a deed may arise as part of a divorce settlement. In a divorce settlement, real property may transfer by a process referred to as:

• final judgment of dissolution.

• probate.

• foreclosure.

• condemnation.

While the vast majority of conveyances of real property are private grants through a deed, there are multiple ways in which voluntary conveyance can occur without a deed. Which of the following types of easements can occur if a landowner gives an adjacent landowner permission to depend on her land? (E.g., A landowner may give a neighbor permission to rely on sewer access or drainage across his or her land.)

• easement by prior use

• easement of necessity

• easement by estoppel

• dedication

When a landowner subdivides land in a way that causes a parcel to be landlocked, it is possible for property to be voluntarily conveyed without a deed. If the landlocked parcel has no prior path of access, which of the following types of easements will automatically be created to make the land useful?

• easement by prior use

• easement of necessity

• easement by estoppel

• dedication

An owner of land may involuntarily and unknowingly give up the rights to land. When a fee simple interest is conveyed to a new owner without a deed and without the consent or knowledge of the original owner, this is said to be conveyed by:

• prescription.

• adverse possession.

• accretion.

• reliction.

All of the following are modes of conveying real property voluntarily without a deed EXCEPT:

• implied easement.

• easement by estoppel.

• dedication.

• easement by prescription.