Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in California

I should correct slightly my previous answer. If the property is scheduled into the trust by the trust documents, it technically is in the trust, but just as if I deed you a piece of property and you never record the deed, as far as the rest of the world is concerned I still own the property and anyone who relies on that condition of title in the public record prevails over our private deal. With that said, the normal way to identify ownership of real property to be held in trust is this format: [Name of Trustee(s)], trustee[s] of the [Name of Trust] dated [Date of Trust]. So for example: "John Doe and Jane Doe, trustees of the John and Jane Doe Revocable Family Trust dated October 31, 2009." That is, however, a generalization. An attorney familiar with the trust, or a title expert such as a title officer at a local title company should be consulted on the exact wording before any deed is recorded.