Topic
Joint Tenancy
56 published works
Legal Reports
FATAL ESTATE PLANNING MISTAKES: ACCOUNTS IN JOINT TENANCY
This is the third article in a series, Fatal Estate Planning Mistakes, which focuses on "war stories" regarding common estate planning mistakes, as seen by a probate and trust litigator. …
The Legal Scoop on Southwest Florida Real Estate
Clearing Title to Real Property on the Death of a Spouse
Many married couples own most of their assets as joint tenants with rights of survivorship (JTWROS) or by Tenants by the Entireties (a specific joint ownership between husband and wife).…
Toronto Estate Law Blog
Hull on Estates #357 — Real property and joint tenancy
Listen to Hull on Estates #357— Real property and joint tenancy Today on Hull on Estates, Paul Trudelle and Holly LeValliant discuss a decision of the Queen's Bench of Saskatchewan,…
PropertyProf Blog
Joint Tenancy in the Age of Cohabitation
By propertyprof
What happens when an unmarried couple buys property and one of the parties walks away from the relationship and the other person stays in the home. Benny Kass gives a…
PropertyProf Blog
Case of the Week: Does “to A and B or the Survivor” Create a Joint Tenancy?
By propertyprof
Joe Singer highlights a case out of West Virginia:A deed granting an interest to two siblings (Roger & Dana Waid) “or the survivor” was interpreted as created a tenancy in…
Land Use Prof Blog
Professors’ Corner, June 12
It's time once again for the "Professors' Corner" teleconference sponsored by the ABA's Real Property, Trusts, & Estates section. This month's call features different recent cases to be discussed by…
PropertyProf Blog
Professors’ Corner on Wednesday
By propertyprof
From the ABA:Professors’ Corner is a monthly free teleconference sponsored by the ABA Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section's Legal Education and Uniform Laws Group. Each month’s call features…
Land Use Prof Blog
Hines on Joint Tenancies
N. William Hines (Dean Emeritus, Iowa) has posted Joint Tenancies in Iowa Today. The abstract:This paper updates the author's extensive earlier research on Iowa joint tenancies, which was published in…
New York Trusts & Estates Litigation
Appellate Division Decides Case Of First Impression Regarding Joint Tenancy Issue
The Appellate Division recently addressed an unusual issue in the case of Trotta v. Ollivier, namely, whether the estate of a joint tenant may sue the surviving joint tenant to…
PropertyProf Blog
Teaching Tip: Joint Tenancy = Borg
By propertyprof
Hello after a long, long absence.If you are using the ubiquitous Dukeminier textbook, you may well be approaching or already teaching concurrent interests. I find students have diffculty with the…