Joint tenancy on a deed is a form of property ownership that enables two or more individuals to hold equal shares of a property, subject to specific rights and conditions. This kind of ownership is ...

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 ...

Can a California will sever a joint tenancy such that the decedent’s interest in real property passes per will’s terms instead of vesting in the surviving joint tenant(s)? Additionally, when a general ...

Married couples have a special way to jointly own property in some states that has advantages over regular joint ownership. If you are married and own property jointly, you should make sure you have ...

Question: I am a widow and I would like to know if it is advisable to add my two adult children to my house deed. One is single, the other married. Answer: When you add someone to your home deed as a ...

Wills and trusts continue to generate questions from readers. Here's a roundup of some of the most recent answers from estate planning attorney Tracy M. Potts, one of our "Ask the Experts" writers.

For couples who aren't married but plan to buy property together, choosing how to title that home can be a big decision. On a recent episode of the "Women & Money" podcast, Suze Orman shared important ...

I never married and I have no children. I have two sisters, one of whom, Patty, is in a nursing home in California, paid for by the state. I am not leaving her anything because the state would ...

As parents age, families sometimes struggle with how to best keep their parents’ financial affairs in order. One common approach is for aging parents to put one or more of their children on their ...

West Virginia is one of many states that does not recognize tenancy by the entirety as a property ownership structure. Married couples in the state can hold property as joint tenants with rights of ...

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 ...