Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in California

What do I fill in after ''quitclaim to'' to transfer house to our living trust?

I'm filling out a quitclaim deed I

downloaded off the County

website. I want to put the correct

language in the blank space where

it says ''FOR VALUABLE

CONSIDERATION, receipt of which is

hereby acknowledged, I (We) (big

blank where I will put my wife and

my names as they appear on the

current deed) (NAME OF

GRANTOR(S)) hereby remise,

release and quitclaim to (big blank

where I'm asking if I should put

something like ''the trust of (my

wife and my names)'' (NAME OF

GRANTEE(S)) the following

described real property in the City

of (our fair city, County of, state of)

(Insert legal description of property,

etc

Well, that's it. Please suggest the

proper language for the blank

before Names of grantees.

Thanks.

Michael


Asked on 11/03/08, 11:37 am

2 Answers from Attorneys

Janet Brewer Law Office of Janet L. Brewer

Re: What do I fill in after ''quitclaim to'' to transfer house to our living trust?

You fill in:

"Quitclaims to Michael Smith and Mary Smith, as Trustees of the Smith Family Trust dated 00/00/2008".

I assume that you are doing your trust yourself with some software you found.

So I'm curious - if you don't know how to fill out the deed properly, aren't you at least a little bit concerned that you haven't set your trust up properly? A deed is quite simple (think: pulling out a sliver), while a trust is quite complex (think: brain surgery).

Do you really want to find out that your trust is inadequate when it's too late to fix it?

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Answered on 11/03/08, 11:56 am
Phillip Lemmons, Esq. Phillip Lemmons APC, Attorneys at Law

Re: What do I fill in after ''quitclaim to'' to transfer house to our living trust?

If you make an appointment with my office, for a small fee we'd be more that happy to make sure it is done correctly.

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Answered on 11/03/08, 4:43 pm


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