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Certificate of Trust Form - Santa Clara County
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Certificate of Trust Guide - Santa Clara County
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Completed Example of the Certificate of Trust Document - Santa Clara County
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*The Following California and Santa Clara County supplemental forms are included as a courtesy with your order.
Preliminary Change of Ownership
This is a required form, due at the time of recording. There is a $20.00 penalty fee for non-compliance.
Parent to Child Exclusion
California statutes require transferor(s)/seller(s) to sign a claim for a reassessment exclusion for transfers between parent(s) and child(ren). Signatures from both the transferor(s) and transferee(s) are required to complete the claim.
Grandparent to Grandchild Exclusion
California statutes require transferor(s)/seller(s) to sign a claim for a reassessment exclusion for transfers between grandparent(s) and grandchild(ren). Signatures from both the transferor(s) and transferee(s) are required to complete the claim.
Notification of Death Of Real Property Owner “DEATH STATEMENT”
If you are the representative of the deceased in Santa Clara County, use this form to notify the Assessor in Santa Clara County of a real property transfer.
Affidavit of Cotenant Residency
If one of two equal co-owners, referred to as co-tenant, dies, the real property transfers to the other co-tenant. Provided the criteria listed on the form are met, the surviving co-tenant may file the affidavit in order to claim exclusion from reassessment and prevent an increase in property taxes.
Transfer Tax
If the conveyance is exempt, give the R&T Code of the applicable exemption and a brief explanation. Both are provided on this list.
Building Homes and Job Act
The state of California has recently enacted the Building Homes and Jobs Act, effective January 1, 2018.
Notary Certificates
The supplemental forms in this section can be used as loose certificates by California notaries.
Including:
California Certification of Trust
In California, the certification of trust is governed by Probate Code Section 18100.5.
A certificate of trust is used by an acting trustee or trustees of a trust to prove to financial institutions or other third parties that he/she/they has/have the authority to act on behalf of the trust. The certificate is used in lieu of the full trust document to keep nonessential information about the trust, such as the identities of trust beneficiaries, confidential.
The certificate verifies the existence of the trust and presents the pertinent details of the trust, such as the settlor, the trustee, the powers granted to the trustee, and, in the case that there are co-trustees, the number and identity of persons required to sign legal documents dealing with the trust. The certificate also specifies how the trust will vest title to real property.
Like all documents affecting real estate, the certification requires a legal description of the real property subject to the trust. In California, the certification also must include the trust's taxpayer ID, a number that is either the SSN of the settlor (in the case of revocable trusts) or an EIN assigned by the IRS (in the case of irrevocable trusts).
Trust law can quickly become complicated, and each case is unique, so contact a lawyer with any questions that arise.
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