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Joint Tenancy
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Bartlesville Law Blog
Can I sell my share of joint tenancy on a home?
By Kyle Persaud
Yes. If you own property in joint tenancy, then you may sell your share to anyone you choose. The other owner can’t stop you, even if the other owner objects.…
Bartlesville Law Blog
What It Means to Inherit Property through Joint Tenancy in Oklahoma
By Kyle Persaud
If two or more persons own property in joint tenancy, then, when one owner dies, the other owner(s) automatically take possession of the deceased owner’s share of the property. This…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
South Dakota Supreme Court: Partition Upheld Where Deed Severs Joint Tenancy Of Husband And Wife
In Moeckly v. Hanson, the South Dakota Supreme Court upheld a partition judgment against a surviving spouse where a corrective deed executed by the couple failed to contain express language of…
The Trusts & Estates Law Blog
With Right of Survivorship – or Perhaps Not?
In advising clients regarding the rights afforded to joint tenants on a bank account, most practitioners would say that the agreement with the financial institution generally would control, with the…
Agricultural Law and Taxation Blog
Co-Tenancy or Joint Tenancy – Does it Really Matter?
OverviewFor many farmers and ranchers, the land is the most significant asset that is owned, at least in terms of value. Land value often predominates in a farmer or rancher’s…
Energy & the Law
Tenancy in Common and Joint Tenancy Explained
Co-author Chance Decker How long - if ever - has it been since you pondered the difference between a “tenancy in common” and a “joint tenancy”? Same for us, until the wheels came…
The Legal Scoop on Southwest Florida Real Estate
I Am Buying a Home with Someone Else, How Should I Take Title?
For most people, buying a home is the most significant purchase of their lives. If you are purchasing property together with another person, then one issue to consider is how…
Southeast Financial Litigation Monitor
Joint Tenancy Lienholders Should Timely Execute on Judgment Liens in Order to Avoid Losing Property Interest
The Alabama Supreme Court recently held in Ex parte Arvest Bank, that an unexecuted judgment lien against the property interest of one joint tenant does not sever a joint tenancy…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Article On Joint Tenancy In North Carolina
Daniel R. Tilly (Campbell University School of Law) & Patrick K. Hetrick (Campbell University School of Law) recently published an article entitled, North Carolina's reincarnated joint tenancy: oh intent, where…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Titling Mistakes People Should Avoid
There are many titling errors that often arise when people hold assets as joint tenants with right of survivorship (JTWROS). With these kinds of titling arrangements when one of the…