A right of survivorship deed can simplify the transfer of assets between spouses or long-term partners if one dies. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising ...

Question: We want to sell our house and downsize to a townhouse in central Phoenix. In organizing our paperwork with our listing broker, we learned that our deed said that we owned our home as "joint ...

Brother and sister own a house. They make an agreement: whoever dies last gets sole ownership of the property. Whoever dies first gets condolences. Brother later decides he wants to bequeath his share ...

Q: When a spouse passes away and the spouses owned their home with right of survivorship, should the surviving spouse go to probate to sell the house? — Joan A: No, typically, when spouses own a home ...

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 ...

Dear Mr. Premack: My husband owned a home before we got married. After we married and began to live there together, he refinanced the home. During the refinance, I was added to the “Deed of Trust” by ...

Q: I own my home 50/50 with a friend. Neither of us has any close relatives that we would want to leave our half of the house. I read your article about owning a property with other people. Would it ...

Owning property with the right of survivorship can sometimes create conflicts with the terms of a person’s will. This can lead to ...

Q: Why can’t property in Texas be held by a married couple as joint tenants with right of survivorship? I have lived in Texas for seven years, and it seems bureaucratic and unnecessary for married ...

A deed of trust is similar to a mortgage for real estate purchases. In some states, a trust deed unites the borrower, a lender and a trustee. The buyer/borrower gets the use of the property, and the ...