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<strong>Ave</strong> Mar i a<br />
LIVING<br />
M eet T h e M cQ u ad es<br />
- Page 7<br />
<strong>Issue</strong> # 2 | <strong>October</strong> , <strong>2016</strong><br />
A Stella M ar is of FL Publication<br />
Graduate Story:<br />
Clare Maagad<br />
- Page 3
"THEWORKOFLIFESITENEWS<br />
IS AMISSIONTOSERVEALL<br />
THEPRO-LIFEAND<br />
PRO-FAMILYGROUPSAND<br />
LEADERSINTHEWORLD, AND<br />
AMISSION, ABOVEALL, TO<br />
SERVETHEWILLOFGOD. "<br />
- STEVE JALSEVAC,<br />
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF<br />
LIFESITENEWS<br />
WHAT THEY'RE DOING TO M AKE THE WORLD M ORE BEAUTIFUL:<br />
CLARE M AAGAD<br />
"I WORKWITHANDFORSUCH<br />
AMAZINGPEOPLE, WHODO<br />
WHATTHEYCANTOFIGHT<br />
FORWHATISRIGHTAND<br />
WHATISTRUE. I AMSO<br />
HUMBLEDBYTHEIR<br />
DEDICATIONANDTHE<br />
SACRIFICESTHEYMAKEIN<br />
ORDERTOSPREADTHENEWS<br />
OFWHAT'SGOINGONINTHE<br />
WORLD, INAWAYTHATYOU<br />
WOULDNEVERREADIN<br />
MAINSTREAMNEWS<br />
OUTLETS. "<br />
- CLARE MAAGAD<br />
"THAT'SALLVERYWELL, BUTTHEREISATHIRDTHINGYOUMUSTDO. YOUMUST<br />
DOSOMETHINGTOMAKETHEWORLDMOREBEAUTIFUL."<br />
- COONEY,BARBARA. (1982). MISS RUMPHIUS. LONDON: VIKING PRESS.<br />
In the first<br />
edition of <strong>Ave</strong><br />
<strong>Maria</strong> <strong>Living</strong>, we<br />
featured an <strong>Ave</strong><br />
<strong>Maria</strong> University<br />
graduate, Paul<br />
Rush, who has<br />
dedicated his life<br />
to starting a<br />
Missionary<br />
Formation Center<br />
named<br />
"Guadalupe Gardens" in San Marcos,<br />
Nicaragua.<br />
In this edition, and future editions,<br />
we will continue to feature AMU<br />
graduates to let you know where<br />
they are now and what kind of fruit<br />
their lives are bearing in the world.<br />
This section title comes from a<br />
beloved children's book, "Miss<br />
Rumphius." In the story, little Alice<br />
Rumphius wants to grow up to be<br />
like her grandfather. She too wants<br />
to go to faraway places and come<br />
back to live by the sea. Her<br />
grandfather tells Alice "that's all<br />
very well, but there is a third thing<br />
you must do. You must do<br />
something to make the world more<br />
beautiful."<br />
Meet Clare Maagad, AMU University<br />
graduate this month. In many ways,<br />
Clare reminds me of little Alice<br />
Rumphius. Clare was born and<br />
raised in the Philippines. She moved<br />
to the Florida with her family when<br />
she was 11years old. After her<br />
experiences in college, she left her<br />
home near Florida's sandy beaches<br />
and sun-drenched coastlines to<br />
work in different locations across<br />
the country. After several years of<br />
wonderful life experiences, she is<br />
excited to be moving back to Florida<br />
to be near her family and the sea.<br />
But most importantly, she strives to<br />
make the world a more beautiful<br />
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place through her work with<br />
LifeSiteNews.<br />
Clare graduated from the<br />
University in 2007 with a<br />
bachelor?s degree in Biology.<br />
She has many fond memories<br />
of her time at <strong>Ave</strong> <strong>Maria</strong><br />
University: late night<br />
conversations, random dance<br />
parties, dinner conversations,<br />
and beach trips with her<br />
roommates and friends.<br />
"I also had the great privilege of<br />
spending a semester in Austria.<br />
It was life changing," Maagad<br />
said.<br />
Clare's family home was only<br />
two hours away from AMU. Her<br />
mother wanted her to be close<br />
to home and Clare loved the<br />
idea of being a pioneer? her<br />
first year was the University's<br />
first year in Florida. She said it<br />
was all very exciting, the start<br />
of that first school year.<br />
"I like to think the Blessed<br />
Mother helped me choose <strong>Ave</strong><br />
<strong>Maria</strong> at my mother's urging,"<br />
she said of how she chose to<br />
come to AMU.<br />
After graduation, she took a job<br />
as the Dorm Director and<br />
Special Events Coordinator for<br />
St. Bernard's Catholic School, a<br />
small private school in<br />
northern California. Then she<br />
became the Residence Director<br />
for Benedictine College in<br />
Kansas.<br />
When a friend and fellow AMU<br />
graduate posted a job listing for<br />
LifeSiteNews, she knew she had<br />
to apply. She was given the job<br />
of Office Manager of the United<br />
States office for LifeSite, a<br />
non-profit news website<br />
reporting on stories that affect<br />
life, family and culture.<br />
LifeSiteNews management and<br />
staff writers/researchers are<br />
located in various cities in the<br />
United States, Canada, Mexico,<br />
Italy, Australia, New Zealand<br />
and France. They also employ<br />
three translators who assist<br />
with their Spanish version of<br />
LifeSiteNews.<br />
Daily News reports at LifeSite<br />
are widely circulated reports on<br />
important developments in the<br />
United States, Canada and<br />
around the world. Their<br />
purpose is to provide balance<br />
and more accurate coverage on<br />
culture, life and family matters<br />
than is usually given by other<br />
media outlets.<br />
During the next three and a<br />
half years as the office<br />
manager, she worked to<br />
support her coworkers and<br />
supervisors in all things, and to<br />
keep them organized so that<br />
they could concentrate on<br />
doing their best in producing,<br />
researching and writing the<br />
content for the site.<br />
Her faith in what is good, true<br />
and beautiful fuels her desire<br />
to help share the news and<br />
stories that LifeSite produces<br />
and circulates in any way that<br />
she can.<br />
"I work with, and for, such<br />
amazing people who do what<br />
they can to fight for what is<br />
right and what is true. I am so<br />
humbled by their dedication<br />
and the sacrifices they make in<br />
order to spread the news of<br />
what's going on in the world in<br />
a way that you would never<br />
read in mainstream news<br />
outlets."<br />
She now has a new job with the<br />
company and is taking on much<br />
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more responsibility. Her current<br />
role allows her to help fund the<br />
work that she is so passionate<br />
about. She is now managing the<br />
advertising department and<br />
working with email marketing.<br />
LifeSiteNews operates on<br />
donations from its readers as<br />
well as with the paid<br />
advertising program, so Clare's<br />
new role is crucial in keeping<br />
the site running.<br />
"I like to think<br />
the Blessed<br />
Mother<br />
helped me<br />
chose <strong>Ave</strong><br />
<strong>Maria</strong>..."<br />
-Clare Maagad,<br />
class of 2007<br />
"I absolutely love the challenge<br />
of learning something new and<br />
acquiring new skills,? Maagad<br />
said.<br />
She plans to continue her work<br />
with LifeSiteNews while she<br />
makes the welcome transition<br />
back to life in Florida.<br />
"I'm moving back to Florida to<br />
be closer to my family, which<br />
I'm really excited about. I<br />
haven't lived near family since<br />
graduating from college. And<br />
I'm really excited to be living so<br />
close to the beach again,? she<br />
said.<br />
Thank you, Clare Maagad, for all<br />
you are doing to help promote<br />
goodness, truth and beauty in<br />
our world!
M eet the M cQuades!<br />
___________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
If you drive through Coquina and spot a house with<br />
a single-car garage and ten bicycles in the<br />
driveway, you know you have found the McQuades.<br />
If you venture inside on a typical day, you will find<br />
seven McQuade children scattered throughout the<br />
home playing, reading, or working on their<br />
homeschool lessons. Among them, two young men<br />
from Immokalee homeschool as well.<br />
Another son, Hadyn McQuade, passes through<br />
between classes at <strong>Ave</strong> <strong>Maria</strong> University to give a<br />
violin lesson. Two more adult children pop in on<br />
occasion when they take a hiatus from their work<br />
or study to come visit.<br />
If you're really lucky, there may be a litter of<br />
Goldendoodle puppies to play with! The McQuades<br />
breed their family dogs and care for the puppies<br />
until they are ready to be sent to loving homes.<br />
The lifestyle of this family of 12 may seem a bit<br />
overwhelming to some, but the McQuades wouldn?t<br />
have it any other way. Their adventurous and<br />
fun-loving journey began at Ole Miss where Mike<br />
and Jenn McQuade met. The two fell in love and got<br />
married.<br />
The McQuades have moved 19 times as a family. In<br />
the early years of their marriage, Mr. McQuade was<br />
in the United States Air Force. He flew F-16s all over<br />
the world. In fact, they were living in Korea when<br />
their first child came into the world... 16 weeks early!<br />
It was the Fourth of July weekend and the McQuades<br />
were spending time with some military families at<br />
the beach in Korea when Mrs. McQuade suddenly<br />
became ill. She developed a very high fever and had<br />
to be rushed to the hospital while her husband and<br />
friends packed her body with ice. The hospital was<br />
five hours away.<br />
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When she got there, her water<br />
broke. She was only 24 weeks<br />
pregnant. She had an emergency<br />
C-section and a man at the<br />
hospital, who was not even a<br />
doctor, fashioned a mask small<br />
enough for their new baby out of<br />
materials he found in the kitchen.<br />
Thanks to him, baby Rylan was able<br />
to breathe until they could be<br />
transferred to a hospital with a<br />
neonatal ICU. Mrs. McQuade was<br />
unconscious for three days.<br />
Thankfully, the two survived<br />
without any lasting complications.<br />
Now, Rylan, 24, has just begun his<br />
second year of medical school, is<br />
newly engaged to be married, and<br />
aspires to use his gifts and training<br />
on medical missions.<br />
Three brothers followed Rylan into<br />
the world: Curran, 22; Hadyn, 19;<br />
and Eamon, 17. While the young<br />
family was just about to set down<br />
roots in Texas? as the builders<br />
broke ground on their new<br />
home? two airplanes struck the<br />
twin towers on September 11, 2001<br />
and their plans instantly changed.<br />
Mr. McQuade had started working<br />
for American Airlines and was part<br />
of the U.S. Air Force Reserves at<br />
the time and was immediately<br />
called to fly around New York and<br />
Washington D.C., protecting the<br />
area from any potential threats.<br />
The Air Force had planes in the air<br />
24 hours a day for over a year.<br />
The family found a home in New<br />
Jersey that was move-in ready, so<br />
they packed their things and moved<br />
sight unseen.<br />
?People were so gracious and<br />
understanding during the time<br />
after 9/11. We got our money back,?<br />
Mrs. McQuade said of their home in<br />
Texas.<br />
A little over a year later, they<br />
moved back to Texas and Mr.<br />
McQuade continued flying for<br />
American Airlines. But in 2003, the<br />
Continued on page 10<br />
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airline forced Mr. McQuade to<br />
work out of the Saint Louis<br />
airport.<br />
?Rather than commute back and<br />
forth between Texas and Saint<br />
Louis, we decided to put our<br />
camper on the Air Force base in<br />
Saint Louis so we were able to<br />
have the whole family there and<br />
together? 218 square feet was<br />
more than enough for the happy<br />
6 of us!? Mr. McQuade said.<br />
They -Quote lived Author in the camper for eight<br />
months. <strong>Living</strong> in such close<br />
quarters with four kids did not<br />
lessen their desire to expand<br />
their family. The McQuades had<br />
always hoped for a large family,<br />
but as time wore on and Mrs.<br />
McQuade wasn?t getting pregnant,<br />
they felt that maybe God had<br />
another plan for them. They<br />
began to contemplate adoption.<br />
After yet another move? this time<br />
a transatlantic one to<br />
Germany? the McQuades really<br />
felt that God wanted them to<br />
adopt, but were unclear how to<br />
proceed. One night, Jenn prayed<br />
for a sign. If adoption was what<br />
God wanted for them, she prayed<br />
He would make it clear.<br />
The next day, the family went to<br />
a different church than their<br />
usual one. A woman there, whom<br />
they hadn?t met before,<br />
approached Mrs. McQuade. The<br />
woman had three children with<br />
her. She sat down and said, "I just<br />
want you to know that my<br />
children are adopted. I don't<br />
know why I'm telling you this. I<br />
never tell anyone that my kids<br />
are adopted because they look so<br />
much like me, but I just feel like<br />
God wanted me to tell you that."<br />
That was the sign the McQuades<br />
needed.<br />
Their next adventure would bring<br />
them to China and back home<br />
with a baby girl named Grace,<br />
now 10 years old. At 16 months<br />
old, Grace had many physical and<br />
emotional obstacles to overcome,<br />
but her new family, including her<br />
four big brothers, put all their<br />
effort into helping her get well.<br />
Challenging as it was, it was<br />
more than worth it and they<br />
decided to adopt another baby<br />
girl from China? Hope, now eight<br />
years old. They felt so blessed to<br />
have these beautiful girls in their<br />
family, but they weren?t finished<br />
yet.<br />
They began making preparations<br />
to head back to China, this time to<br />
adopt a baby boy. That boy was<br />
Liam, now six years old. During<br />
the long wait for Liam, they<br />
learned of another boy in an<br />
orphanage there who was about<br />
to turn 14? Keane, now 19. When a<br />
child turns 14 in an orphanage in<br />
China, they are sent out onto the<br />
streets.<br />
?I would read the stories of these<br />
older children who so desperately<br />
wanted a family. It broke my<br />
heart to read their stories and I<br />
advocated for them on the Yahoo<br />
groups and our blog. We prayed<br />
for these children and rejoiced<br />
when they found their forever<br />
families. We cried as we watched<br />
so many lose that chance. God<br />
was changing our hearts as a<br />
"We prayed for<br />
these children and<br />
rejoiced w hen they<br />
found their<br />
forever families.<br />
We cried as w e<br />
w atched so many<br />
lose that chance.<br />
God w as changing<br />
our hearts as a<br />
family."<br />
- Jenn McQuade<br />
family,? Mrs. McQuade wrote.<br />
So, when she received a message<br />
from an adoption agency called<br />
?Gifts to China with Love? about<br />
Keane, she prayed, ?Lord, find<br />
him a family.? Then one day she<br />
asked her family during dinner,<br />
?do you think that this boy is our<br />
son??<br />
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They prayed about adopting him and Mrs. McQuade<br />
recalls, "I got Rylan, Curran, Hadyn, and Eamon<br />
together and told them that this decision would<br />
affect them more than anyone else in the family. I<br />
asked them to bow their heads and close their eyes<br />
and pray about the decision."<br />
Then, she asked them not to look at each other and<br />
to raise their hand if they wanted to adopt the boy.<br />
All four raised their hands. She said, ?our family,<br />
who at the beginning of this adoption journey had<br />
only considered a child under three, was now<br />
begging to bring home a 14-year-old.?<br />
They had only a few short weeks to raise the<br />
additional $17,000 for their second son?s adoption.<br />
Thankfully, they found a great organization that<br />
could help them raise money. It was called "Both<br />
Hands." The organization, named for James 1:27, was<br />
designed to help widows and orphans.<br />
The McQuades found an elderly widow who needed<br />
help with her home. They raised funds and worked<br />
to do a complete remodel of her home with donated<br />
supplies and volunteered labor.<br />
Then, their completed project and their desire to<br />
adopt two boys from China was published on the<br />
organization's website, on their blog<br />
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(gettingliam.blogspot.com), and sent out in ?support<br />
letters.? People began to donate money. They raised<br />
$14,000.<br />
?As you?d expect from the God we serve, the last<br />
?Our family, w ho at the<br />
beginning of this adoption<br />
journey had only<br />
considered a child under<br />
three, w as now begging<br />
to bring home a<br />
14-year-old.? - Jenn McQuade<br />
$3,000 came in the very day we left for China,? Mr.<br />
McQuade said.<br />
It was clear that Keane was meant for them. They<br />
got both boys the day before Keane's 14th birthday. It<br />
was a bit daunting bringing home a teenager who<br />
spoke no English, especially since the McQuades<br />
spoke no Mandarin, but Keane learned quickly. He fit<br />
into the family perfectly. Continued on page 14
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Being nam ed after Saint John Paul the Great (a town where it?s com m on, and one young<br />
John Paul who attended the canonization)<br />
By: Robb Klucik<br />
On April 27th, 2014, Divine Mercy Sunday, Pope John Paul II officially entered the canon of saints of Christ?s<br />
Church. On that day, m any fam ilies in the town of <strong>Ave</strong> <strong>Maria</strong> also planned feast days for their sons ? or their<br />
Sister! It is fitting that a town where one of the streets is nam ed ?Pope John Paul II Boulevard? ? a town<br />
whose founding was inspired by that pope?s ?new evangelization? ? has so m any boys and young m en<br />
nam ed after that extraordinary m an.<br />
His papacy saw a rise in the popularity of the nam e ?John Paul? for newborns<br />
in the USA as shown in this graphic, with spikes in<br />
popularity based on events in his life.<br />
Of course not everyone bearing the nam e received it as a<br />
newborn boy. Sister John Paul, OP, who taeaches in <strong>Ave</strong><br />
<strong>Maria</strong> at Donahue Academ y, received the nam e when she<br />
entered Religious life.<br />
Am ong the estim ated dozen John Paul?s in <strong>Ave</strong> <strong>Maria</strong>,<br />
several have provided photographs, below.<br />
One lucky <strong>Ave</strong> <strong>Maria</strong> boy bearing the nam e had the trip of a lifetim e with his m other ?<br />
they traveled to Rom e to attend the canonization cerem ony! John Paul Allan?s friends and neighbors were<br />
able to follow his special pilgrim age via Facebook. Mrs. Allan owns a Catholic gift and book and hom e school<br />
supply store called By Way of the Fam ily that she nam ed after a phrase from Saint Pope John Paul's apostolic<br />
exhortation Fam iliaris Consortio: ?The future of hum anity passes by way of the fam ily.?<br />
John Paul Raiger<br />
John Paul Klucik<br />
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John Paul Tamisiea<br />
John Paul Allan on his<br />
pilgrimage in Rome
He was diligent with his<br />
schoolwork, loved to read, and<br />
was happy to help with household<br />
chores.<br />
The family recalls how fun it was<br />
to watch him try new things for<br />
the first time, like swimming,<br />
skating, guitar and jumping on<br />
the trampoline. Liam acclimated<br />
to his new home quickly, too. He<br />
was full of energy and enjoyed<br />
playing with his sisters. Their<br />
family was feeling more complete<br />
with each adoption.<br />
The family decided to adopt one<br />
last time, another baby boy so<br />
that Liam would have a brother<br />
close to his age to grow up with.<br />
But again, this trip would see<br />
them return with two new sons<br />
rather than one. As they<br />
prepared to bring home baby<br />
Brogan, now three years old,<br />
Keane came to his mother and<br />
father and said, "I've been really<br />
praying about it and I think we<br />
need to bring home my<br />
roommate."<br />
He was referring to the boy with<br />
whom he shared a room at the<br />
orphanage? Kai, now 16. The<br />
McQuades were touched by their<br />
son?s love and compassion for his<br />
friend. Keane added, ?I remember<br />
money was a problem for getting<br />
me. If you need more money, I<br />
could give you all of mine.? Of<br />
course, the McQuades could not<br />
refuse. They brought home<br />
Brogan and Kai together, making<br />
them a family of twelve and<br />
making two boys, who were best<br />
friends, brothers!<br />
The McQuades are so thankful for<br />
the beautiful journey their family<br />
has experienced through the<br />
adoption process. It?s been a<br />
life-changing experience for<br />
everyone. Looking back on their<br />
journey, they can see the hand of<br />
God at work, even in the details.<br />
After many years in the<br />
Evangelical faith, they recently<br />
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came back to the Catholic faith in which Mr. and Mrs.<br />
McQuade were both raised. During their reversion to<br />
Catholicism, they started to consider making the move to<br />
<strong>Ave</strong> <strong>Maria</strong> and they?re glad they did.<br />
"We finally feel like we're at home,? Mrs. McQuade said.<br />
?We feel at home primarily because of our coming back to<br />
the Catholic Church, but also because this is such a<br />
special community to be a part of,? Mr. McQuade added.<br />
The McQuades have not been in <strong>Ave</strong> <strong>Maria</strong> very long but,<br />
in true McQuade fashion, they have already become<br />
active members of the community and in Immokalee as<br />
well.<br />
Mr. McQuade is the small group coordinator for the <strong>Ave</strong><br />
<strong>Maria</strong> Quasi Parish?s ?That Man is You? ministry, Mrs.<br />
McQuade is on the welcoming committee for the parish,<br />
Hadyn and Eamon play violin at Mass, and Grace and<br />
Hope sing in the children?s choir.<br />
Additionally, the four teenage boys volunteered with their<br />
parents at the ?Household of God? program this summer,<br />
?We feel at home primarily<br />
because of our coming<br />
back to the Catholic<br />
Church, but also because<br />
this is such a special<br />
community to be a part of."<br />
- Mike McQuade<br />
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and Keane bags groceries at<br />
Publix and has a knack for fixing<br />
broken cell phones. On the<br />
weekends, the younger McQuade<br />
children can be found splashing<br />
at the water park with their<br />
parents and the teenage boys<br />
love to play soccer and often play<br />
together.<br />
Hadyn aspires to start a youth<br />
orchestra here in <strong>Ave</strong> <strong>Maria</strong>. He<br />
writes, "I am happy to announce<br />
that, by the end of <strong>October</strong>, I'll be<br />
starting an orchestra for strings,<br />
winds, brass, and percussion,<br />
open to children from the whole<br />
community."<br />
Eamon is a very talented soccer<br />
player. He joined the Immokalee<br />
Pit Cobras shortly after his family<br />
moved to <strong>Ave</strong> <strong>Maria</strong>. The team<br />
won the United States U-17 Youth<br />
Soccer regional tournament this<br />
summer, advancing them to play<br />
in the President's National Cup<br />
tournament.<br />
"It was so exciting to watch the<br />
little town of Immokalee advance<br />
to nationals," Mrs. McQuade said.<br />
The team?s coach, Manny Touron,<br />
is dedicated to helping the boys<br />
on his team advance, not only in<br />
their athletic abilities, but in all<br />
areas of their lives. He<br />
encourages them academically<br />
and promotes hard work and<br />
integrity. To him, it's not just<br />
about soccer, it's more about<br />
helping the youth be the best<br />
versions of themselves.<br />
That's a mission the McQuades<br />
can get behind. In fact, that is<br />
how they came to meet a young<br />
man called "Chino." Chino plays<br />
on the team also. He is from<br />
Guatemala and does not speak<br />
English, so he was not allowed to<br />
enter the public high school<br />
system. When they heard about<br />
16<br />
his struggles, they asked if he<br />
would like to be homeschooled.<br />
He said yes and has been joining<br />
the McQuade children daily in<br />
their lessons ever since. A friend<br />
of Chino?s has begun<br />
homeschooling with the family as<br />
well. The family is happy to give<br />
these boys the opportunity for a<br />
better life.<br />
The family?s new home in Maple<br />
Ridge Reserve is almost complete,<br />
so they will soon be moving yet<br />
again.. Let?s hope this is the last<br />
move they?ll be making for a very<br />
long time. They are looking<br />
forward to feeling settled in their<br />
new home in this great<br />
community.<br />
Welcome to <strong>Ave</strong> <strong>Maria</strong>, McQuade<br />
-Quote Author<br />
family!
Why use an Attorney (rather than a title company) for Closing? By: Robb Klucik<br />
In Florida,<br />
both<br />
attorneys<br />
and title<br />
companies<br />
can issue title<br />
insurance.<br />
Premiums for<br />
title insurance are set by the<br />
State of Florida, so title insurance<br />
obtained through an attorney is<br />
priced the same as from a title<br />
company. Closing costs charged<br />
by an attorney acting as a closing<br />
agent are comparable to those<br />
charged by a title company. So,<br />
why use an attorney rather than<br />
a title company for closing?<br />
When using an attorney as the<br />
closing agent, the client has legal<br />
representation throughout the<br />
transaction, from negotiations<br />
through closing. But a title<br />
company cannot provide any<br />
legal advice, input, or guidance.<br />
Often a buyer will need a<br />
contract addendum, a<br />
non-standard document, or a<br />
change to standard documents in<br />
order to address specific issues<br />
that arise with transaction. An<br />
attorney can prepare such<br />
documents, whereas the title<br />
company in many instances<br />
cannot (or should not).<br />
An attorney can assist the realtor<br />
with the contract preparation<br />
(generally at no additional<br />
charge), answering the client?s<br />
legal questions during contract<br />
negotiations and preparing<br />
relevant documents as needed. A<br />
title company cannot do so.<br />
If the title search reveals a<br />
potential issue, the attorney can<br />
provide legal advice as to the best<br />
and fastest way to cure the issue<br />
and prepare the corrective<br />
documents so the parties can<br />
close without a delay. In contrast,<br />
a title company cannot generally<br />
prepare curative documents, and<br />
can never provide legal advice or<br />
guidance when or as an issue<br />
arises ? and would normally have<br />
to consult an attorney and pass<br />
the cost on to the buyer.<br />
When purchasing real estate, one<br />
of the most important decisions<br />
the Buyer has to make is how to<br />
take title to the property. An<br />
attorney can discuss the options<br />
available to the Buyer and the<br />
legal aspects and tax advantages<br />
concerning same. A title company<br />
cannot provide this important<br />
legal advice.<br />
In summary, there is a major<br />
benefit in having an attorney as<br />
your closing agent and on your<br />
closing team.<br />
Attorney Robb Klucik has been an<br />
attorney title agent and real<br />
estate lawyer in <strong>Ave</strong> <strong>Maria</strong>,<br />
Florida, since 2009.<br />
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