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Commonly Asked Questions about California Deeds

A trust is not a public record. So, the general public or anyone who is not a beneficiary does not have a right to know about the assets in your trust.
Youll find most California property deeds at the County Clerks office, also called the Registrar/Recorder office. Some of them provide online searches. Others require visiting their offices.
In California, a living trust document is private. If you name yourself trustee, no one else even needs to know the trust exists except your successor trustee until you pass.
In California, there are three steps to getting a copy of a trust document: Make a written demand for a copy of the Trust and its amendments, if any; Wait 60 days; and. If you do not receive a copy of the Trust within 60 days of making your written demand, file a petition with the probate court.
The short answer is that a living trust is a private document and does not need to be recorded in California. The only time a trust is in a public record is when it contains real estate.
A property title transfer in California looks like this: The signing of the purchase agreement. A title search is carried out. Escrow is opened. The buyer obtains title insurance. The deed is prepared (most commonly a grant deed). The grantor signs the deed in the presence of a notary public.
Today, Californians most often transfer title to real property by a simple written instrument, the grant deed. The word grant is expressly designated by statute as a word of conveyance. (Civil Code Section 1092) A second form of deed is the quitclaim deed.