Category: Property Transfer

Adding a spouse to your home’s title sounds simple, but the wrong deed can trigger taxes or reshape who inherits. Here is what the change really involves.

A divorce decree says who keeps the house, but it does not change the deed. Here is why the title still shows both names, and what actually moves it.

Grant, quitclaim, interspousal, trust transfer — California uses several deeds, and the wrong one can cost you. Here is which deed fits which situation, in plain English.

California Property Title How to Add Someoneto a Deed in California Adding a name takes one recorded document and about ten minutes of paperwork. Removing that name later can take a lawsuit. It’s worth understanding both sides before you sign. By Quinnie DoRegistered Legal Document Assistant, LDA #268 To add someone to a California deed, you […]

California Trust Administration Deed of Distribution:Moving Property Out of a Trust The trust did its job — the house avoided probate. But the house is still owned by the trust. Getting it into the beneficiary’s name takes one more recorded document. By Quinnie DoRegistered Legal Document Assistant, LDA #268 A deed of distribution is the document […]

California Title After a Death Affidavit of Death:Clearing a Name From Title When a co-owner or a trustee dies, the property often passes automatically — but the county record doesn’t know that yet. Three different affidavits fix three different situations. By Quinnie DoRegistered Legal Document Assistant, LDA #268 An affidavit of death is a sworn statement […]

Chuyển Nhượng Nhà Đất California Sang Tên Chủ Quyền Nhà,Không Bị Định Giá Lại Thêm tên vợ/chồng, sang tên cho con, hay chuyển căn nhà vào living trust — chúng tôi soạn đúng văn kiện, khai đúng khoản miễn trừ, và ghi bạ điện tử tại bất cứ quận nào trong 58 quận của California. Phí soạn thảo […]

Alameda County Recording Recording a Deed inAlameda County What the Clerk-Recorder in Oakland requires on the document, what gets filed alongside it, why deeds come back rejected, and how the whole thing happens without you leaving home. By Quinnie DoRegistered Legal Document Assistant, LDA #268 Deeds affecting Alameda County property are recorded with the Alameda County […]

California Deed Comparison Interspousal Transfer Deedvs. Quitclaim Deed Both move California property. Neither warrants title. Neither touches the mortgage. So what actually separates them — and why do the Assessor and your lender read them so differently? By Quinnie DoRegistered Legal Document Assistant, LDA #268 An interspousal transfer deed and a quitclaim deed both convey California […]

California Divorce & Title Removing a Spouse From theHouse Deed After a Divorce The judgment says the house is yours. The county record still says it belongs to both of you. Those are two different things, and only one of them is fixed by the court. By Quinnie DoRegistered Legal Document Assistant, LDA #268 A California […]