Definitions for "Tenancy By Entirety"
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A form of ownership by husband and wife whereby each owns the entire property. In event of the death of one, the survivor owns the property without probate.
Joint ownership of property between husband and wife with the right of survivorship.
A form of ownership by husband and wife recognized in some states in which the property automatically passes to the surviving spouse. Tenancy can be severed only by mutual agreement, divorce, or conveyance by both spouses to a third party.
A type of joint ownership in a property without rights of survivorship.
Ownership of property by a husband and wife so that such property may not be disposed of during life by either spouse without the other's consent; at one spouse's death, the property goes to the survivor.
A special joint tenancy between a lawfully married husband and wife, which places all title to the property into the marital unit, with both spouses having an equal, undivided interest in the whole property.
In some states, a type of joint ownership of property where a husband and wife are considered as one person, essentially providing an automatic right of survivorship.
See "joint tenants".
A type of joint ownership of property that provides right of survivorship and is available only to a husband and wife.
The joint ownership of property by a husband and wife where both are viewed as one person under common law that provides for the right of survivorship.
A special form of joint tenancy with the right of survivorship that exists only between spouses. There can only be two co-owners (the spouses) and each one owns 50%. The tenancy cannot be severed during lifetime without the consent of both parties.
A form of ownership in which husband and wife are co-owners with rights of survivorship.