Az Deed Form

If you live in a common-law state, you can keep your spouse's name off the title the document that says who owns the property.You can put your spouse on the title without putting them on the mortgage; this would mean that they share ownership of the home but aren't legally responsible for making mortgage payments.

In California, all property bought during the marriage with income that was earned during the marriage is deemed "community property." The law implies that both spouses own this property equally, regardless of which name is on the title deed.

Only a husband and wife can jointly own property as community property.Second, unlike tenancy in common, when one dies owning property as a joint tenant, one's portion immediately and automatically is transferred to the other joint tenants by operation of law. This is called the right of survivorship.

A In order to make your partner a joint owner you will need to add his name at the Land Registry, for which there is a fee of £280 (assuming you transfer half the house to him). You won't, however, have to pay capital gains tax, as gifts between civil partners (and spouses) are tax free.

Adding someone to your house deed requires the filing of a legal form known as a quitclaim deed. When executed and notarized, the quitclaim deed legally overrides the current deed to your home. By filing the quitclaim deed, you can add someone to the title of your home, in effect transferring a share of ownership.

Enter your name in the "prepared by" space. List yourself as the grantor, as you're the party giving up your interest. Name yourself and your wife as the grantees. List your current primary residence in any spaces that request the grantor's address.

If you've recently married and already own a home or other real estate, you may want to add your new spouse to the deed for your property so the two of you own it jointly. To add a spouse to a deed, all you have to do is literally fill out, sign and record a new deed in your county recorder's office.

Serve a written notice of the change (a 'notice of severance') on the other owners - a conveyancer can help you do this. Download and fill in form SEV to register a restriction without the other owners' agreement. Prepare any supporting documents you need to include.

' Spouses typically acquire title as tenants by the entireties, which only applies to spouses. Sometimes you will see a couple who acquired the property before marriage. In some states, a premarital joint tenancy automatically becomes tenants by the entireties upon marriage.