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NHBA’S FIRST ZOOMCAST A ROUSING SUCCESS Over 20 area attorneys virtually gathered this past Wednesday for Newport Harbor Bar Association’s first ZoomCast. The event, produced in association with the Orange County Criminal Defense Bar, featured Senior OC Public Defender, Scott Sanders. Sanders’s topic was “The Orange County Evidence Booking Scandal.” This event, which marked NHBA’s […]

MEMBERSHIP HAS ITS PRIVILEGES Once again it is time to renew your membership at the Newport Harbor Bar Association, which at $50.00 annually is one of the greatest deals in town for Attorneys, whether they are in Private Practice, serve as DA’s or are Public Defenders.  Or perhaps you are joining us for the first […]

SPONSORSHIP HAS ITS ADVANTAGES Sponsorship is the life blood of most professional organizations now-a-days. The benefits for our organization is an influx of additional funds, which make it possible for us to better serve the needs of its members, whether they are attorneys, bench officers , or other allied professionals. But be assured the benefits […]

Change in how California real property is ownedis by deed. The deed changes title from an individual as an owner in name only to an individual as trustee. The deed is recorded with the County Recorder. Bank, brokerage and stock accounts are funded byownership change from you to your trust. You contact the bank and […]

THREE TIERS OF CALIFORNIA PROPERTY Real property owned by one person ends up in probate. Probate is a set of laws the California courts follow to transfer real property from a decedent to his or her heirs. California has three tiers of court involvement based on the market value of the real property. The appraised […]

HOW TO TAKE TITLE TO CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE AT TIME OF PURCHASE Options to own real property in California are; in name only, as a co-owner, in trust, or as a business entity. The major distinction between these options is, how does the property transfer to heirs on the death of the real property owner? In […]