When it comes to sharing property with another person, there are a few different forms of legal ownership to choose from. Of these, two common shared estate ownership options include joint tenancy and ...

Joint tenancy is a simple way for two people to own an asset. If you and another person are joint tenants with a right of survivorship, you own the property together. If one of you dies, the other one ...

Joint tenancy is a type of shared property ownership. In a joint tenancy agreement, two or more people share an equal amount of ownership in the home. There are no limits to who can own the property ...

A chapter 7 trustee proposed to sell real and personal property that was owned by the chapter 7 debtors as joint tenants with parents of one of the debtors as of the beginning of the bankruptcy case.

When two or more people (whether spouses, friends, or business partners) purchase property, they put significant thought into, among other things, the property's value, appearance, and condition, and ...

“Title” is evidence of ownership. As pertains to real estate, title relates to the ownership of land and/or the more-or-less “permanent” improvements, such as a home or other building, upon it. Title ...

Q: How does a person transfer title to a home when one joint owner dies? A: The three most common ways for individuals to hold title to real estate are sole ownership, tenants in common and joint ...

Often in my estate planning practice, when someone is signing their documents, they will comment, “This is almost like buying a house!” My standard refrain is, “Well, it should be. This is dealing ...

When it comes to sharing property with another person, there are a few different forms of legal ownership to choose from. Of these, two common shared estate ownership options include joint tenancy and ...

You can hold a house, a bank account, or a car in joint tenancy with someone else. When is that a good idea? Joint tenancy is a simple way for two people to own an asset. If you and another person are ...

Q: My wife and her mother invested $5,000 in a Fidelity Trend Fund in 1967 as joint tenants. The fund has grown to over $40,000.Her mother recently passed away and we want to move the fund to a ...