CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Family Residence/Real Property
......Conveyance
7 Cards On This Topic:
  • Both spouses must join in conveyance of c/p real property.
  • There can be no oral agreement for the conditional delivery of a deed.
  • Contract to sell community real property voidable unless signed by both spouses.
  • Oral promise to give third person, who had knowledge of marriage, life estate in c/p real property not enforceable.
  • One year statute of limitations within which to avoid transfer of c/p does not apply to cases where transfer took place without knowledge of nonsigning spouse and transferee had knowledge of marriage.
  • No acceleration of note on transfer of residence between spouses pursuant to dissolution/"Due on sale" clause not enforceable by lender in dissolutions.
  • Both spouses must join in encumbrance of c/p real property.