Ventura County Personal Representative Deed (Testate Estate - Two Co-Representatives) Form
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Ventura County Personal Representative Deed (Testate Estate - Two Co-Representatives) Form
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Where to Record Your Documents
Ventura County Clerk-Recorder
Ventura, California 93009-1260
Hours: 8:00 to 5:00 M-F
Phone: (805) 654-3665
East County Satellite Office
Thousand Oaks, California 91362
Hours: Mon - Thu 9:00am to 4:00pm
Phone: (805) 449-2157
Recording Tips for Ventura County:
- Check that your notary's commission hasn't expired
- White-out or correction fluid may cause rejection
- Avoid the last business day of the month when possible
Cities and Jurisdictions in Ventura County
Properties in any of these areas use Ventura County forms:
- Brandeis
- Camarillo
- Fillmore
- Moorpark
- Newbury Park
- Oak Park
- Oak View
- Ojai
- Oxnard
- Piru
- Point Mugu Nawc
- Port Hueneme
- Port Hueneme Cbc Base
- Santa Paula
- Simi Valley
- Somis
- Thousand Oaks
- Ventura
- Westlake Village
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How do I get my forms?
Forms are available for immediate download after payment. The Ventura County forms will be in your account ready to download to your computer. An account is created for you during checkout if you don't have one. Forms are NOT emailed.
Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Ventura County?
Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable formatting requirements used for recording in Ventura County, including margin requirements, font requirements, and other layout standards. This guarantee applies to formatting, not to the legal sufficiency of information entered by the user or the suitability of a form for a particular transaction.
Can I reuse these forms?
Yes. You can reuse the forms for your personal use. For example, if you have multiple properties in Ventura County you only need to order once.
What do I need to use these forms?
The forms are PDFs that you fill out on your computer. You'll need Adobe Reader (free software that most computers already have). You do NOT enter your property information online - you download the blank forms and complete them privately on your own computer.
Are there any recurring fees?
No. This is a one-time purchase. Nothing to cancel, no memberships, no recurring fees.
How much does it cost to record in Ventura County?
Recording fees in Ventura County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (805) 654-3665 for current fees.
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When a will names two people to serve together, neither one moves estate real property alone. California Probate Code Section 9630(a)(1) provides that where there are two personal representatives, both must concur to exercise a power, so a deed signed by one of two co-executors leaves a gap that a title examiner reads as a defect. This California personal representative deed is drawn for the pair: two grantor blocks, two signature lines, two acknowledgment certificates, and a conveyance section that states on its face why both signatures are there.
Both hands on the same power
Concurrence is an execution requirement rather than a source of authority. The letters give the two representatives their powers; Section 9630(a)(1) governs how they exercise them. The conveyance section of this deed recites that the grantors act as co-personal representatives and not individually, and that both join in the instrument because the statute requires both of two personal representatives to concur. Section 2 carries one block per representative, each taking a full name, the capacity the letters state, and a mailing address.
Two certificates, because two appearances happen
Each signature carries its own California acknowledgment certificate, printed with the boxed notice Civil Code Section 1189(a)(1) requires and the Section 1189(a)(3) substance, including the officer insertion that sits between the date and the name of the person appearing. That layout is a design choice and not a statutory demand, since the statutory certificate is written for one or more signers. It earns its keep in practice: each certificate recites a single date, a single county, and a single appearance, so co-representatives who live in different counties or sign in different weeks each get a certificate that matches the appearance actually made. Two siblings serving as co-executors from opposite ends of a metropolitan area, and a family member serving beside a professional fiduciary, present the two-signer pattern this form recites. The completed example illustrates it: one representative appears before a notary in Sacramento County and the other appears in Placer County two days later.
What the letters, the will, and the order have to show
The authority section collects the identifying details of that chain. The date letters issued matters because Probate Code Section 8400(a) makes the appointment effective when letters issue, not when the order appointing is signed. The capacity line restates what the letters say under Section 8405(b), and the independent administration line restates the Section 8405(c) notation, including whether that authority includes or excludes the power to sell real property. A blank for the will provision captures the article that directs or authorizes a sale, which is the ground Probate Code Section 10000 supplies for a testate estate. A blank for the court order captures the order confirming a sale and directing a conveyance, or the notice of proposed action given under Probate Code Sections 10510 and 10580 where no order was needed.
A fiduciary deed that promises nothing about title
California Civil Code Section 1113 implies two covenants from the word grant unless express terms restrain them, and this deed restrains them: it is made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, the implied covenants are excluded, and no interest of any person other than the estate and the decedent is conveyed. Probate Code Section 10314(c) describes what a court confirmed conveyance does vest, namely the right, title, and interest the decedent held at death together with what the estate acquired later.
First page arithmetic
The first page carries the numbers the recorder and the tax collector look for. The documentary transfer tax line runs at 55 cents for each 500 dollars of consideration under Revenue and Taxation Code Section 11911, declared on the face of the document with the computation basis and the city or unincorporated area under Sections 11932 and 11933. The tax statement address blank answers Government Code Section 27321.5(a), the title sits immediately below the recording space for Section 27324 indexing, and the requester and return blocks sit inside the left 3.5 inches that Section 27361.6 reserves.
The package holds the deed as a fillable PDF, a completed example filled in for a Sacramento County estate, and a plain language guide that walks every numbered section, the vesting choices open to the grantee, the signing rules, and the recording steps. The certified copy of a court order and the preliminary change of ownership report are obtained and recorded separately and are not included. These materials are informational and are not legal advice.
Important: Your property must be located in Ventura County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the office below.
This Personal Representative Deed (Testate Estate - Two Co-Representatives) meets all recording requirements specific to Ventura County.
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