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

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Janet Brewer Law Office of Janet L. Brewer

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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?

Answered on 11/03/08, 11:56 am

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