Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California

Re: Real Estate Law: Holding Title

Its not a good idea to buy property which is intended to be sole & separate property without obtaining a deed from your wives. You'll find that if you are taking title in that manner, and you use a title company, they will insist that your wive's sign off. Further, if you are borrowing money, the lender may also require them to sign off. Its not so much a legal issue, as one of liability - and the title company and lender are very conservative when it comes to un-documented interests such as community property interest, so it is almost a certainty that they will require their waiver of interest.

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