right of survivorship

The right of survivorship is preferred to the last will.

Joint tenants with rights of survivorship create a similar situation.

The last person living has all rights of survivorship."

The other way unmarried individuals can own property is as joint tenants with right of survivorship.

The right of survivorship has no place between merchants, for the benefit of commerce.

Three key words - "right of survivorship" -should be on all relevant documents.

There is, however, another way for unmarried people to take title to property: as joint tenants with right of survivorship.

A gift is assumed when property owner deeds real estate as joint tenants with rights of survivorship.

This form of holding title has some similarities to joint tenancy with right of survivorship.

Romney said that domestic partnership status should be recognized in a way that includes the potential for health benefits and rights of survivorship.

Some states have created a newer form of community property, called "community property with right of survivorship."

He says there are two ways to hold property jointly: as joint tenants with the right of survivorship or as tenants in common.

In joint tenancies and tenancies by the entirety, on the other hand, each owner has a right of survivorship.

Estates may be held jointly as joint tenants with rights of survivorship or as tenants in common.

In some jurisdictions the words "with right of survivorship" must be used or the tenancy will assumed to be tenants in common.

Jus accrescendi praefertur oneribus - The right of survivorship is preferred to incumbrances.

When joint ownership is appropriate, lawyers say the best arrangement is generally "joint tenancy with right of survivorship."

He designated his middle daughter, Amy Osborne, 45, as a joint tenant on his financial accounts with the sole right of survivorship.

With a joint tenancy with rights of survivorship, on the other hand, each owner's interest passes automatically on death to the surviving owner or owners.

No Right of Survivorship and Non-Transferability.

Joint tenancy with the right of survivorship permits the cash value of the property to be used to satisfy debt obligations incurred by either spouse.

"It seems in this case," said Mr. Schiff, "as though the couple held their shares as joint tenants with rights of survivorship.

"It is more like a tenancy in common with an added automatic right of survivorship of the other joint tenants," Ms. Bluth said.

If everything is held in joint tenancy with rights of survivorship, the survivor would inherit everything and the unified credit trust would not be funded.