In some countries nobility is a subject of public law (Belgium, Finland, Netherlands, and in Spain only regarding titled nobility). In other countries this is not case, and then nobility may have organised itself in one or more associations in order to have an institution to handle nobiliary issues such as those mentioned above. It is therefore of utmost importance for every noble family to define and clarify under which legislation, or under which set of rules or regulations whether codified or not, they are a subject.

Nobiliary law is a complex and multi-faceted subject. It is often necessary to do extensive research in order to establish which rules apply to a specific noble family. A starting place can be to collect relevant literature from (or about) country where family is known (or believed) to have been ennobled (or first recognised as noble). This may be done by searching many antiquarian bookshops available on Internet, for keywords such as "nobility" or "nobiliary" in book title. Sometimes a specific Internet site will be dedicated to nobiliary law (such as Italian http://www.dirittonobiliare.com).

Perhaps most important thing to remember about nobiliary law is that it is not same as public law. It may well be possible, according to national legislation, for a non-noble person to assume a noble surname, but this does not make them members of nobility. A person can only be a member of nobility if they are so according to nobiliary law, whether this is in harmony with public law or not.

So, can you use Nevada business entities if you are in California? Absolutely. Typically, you need to use a double incorporation strategy. Essentially, one entity is in Nevada and another in California. One entity provides services to other through a fair value contract, to wit, you can’t charge $1 an hour for services rendered. The Nevada entity has to have a business license, office, customary payables such as rent and typical items you find with any business. This strategy is typically used to hold non-tangible business assets such as intellectual property or patent rights.

California has a brutal business climate. The Governator has promised relief, but an actor making promises is, well, an actor making promises. Using Nevada entities can provide relief to your business as long as they are used correctly.