Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California

As a general matter, property is transferred by the owner/grantor executing a deed, including signing before a notary public, and delivering the deed to the grantee, who then takes the deed to the county recorder for recording. Deeds need to be prepared rather carefully, including an accurate legal description of the property and of the interest therein being conveyed, and obtaining the assitance of an attorney, title company, or perhaps a friendly real-estate broker is highly recommended. Further, any transfer of real estate is likely to have some effect on tax liability -- property tax, gift tax and/or capital gains tax -- and avoidance (or foreknowledge) of the tax consequences warrants seeing an attorney.

I agree with Mr. Whipple, and add that it sounds incredibly fishy that your exhusband wants to put the property in your name after you agreed otherwise. It sounds like he is hiding something from a third party, which is just going to cause you problems down the road.