[WSBARP] JTWROS/TIC Question

[Mark Anderson]

Or this could be handled in the same deed without the need for a community property agreement.  Consider conveying title to "John and Mary as joint tenants with right of survivorship as to a 2/3 interest and Daughter as to a 1/3 interest."  The name of the Grantees might be a bit long, but it will still be shorter than the language contained in a community property agreement.

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I am not sure I know the answer to your question, but believe that adding daughter to title would sever the joint tenancy. Depending on what exactly they are trying to accomplish, I would consider if adding daughter to title to simply indicate H&W a married couple as to 2/3 and daughter as to 1/3, then have a community property agreement that provides for at least this property to be community property and pass to the survivor.

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Subject: Re: [WSBARP] JTWROS/TIC Question

Hi Listmates,

Can a husband and wife who hold title as joint tenants with right of survivorship add their daughter as a tenant in common with a 1/3 interest, while retaining their JTWROS between themselves for the remaining 2/3?

Will this structure work, or would adding the daughter automatically sever the JTWROS and convert all interests to tenants in common? My research is yielding mixed results.

Thanks.


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