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I've just been advised by an escrow company for a large title insurer that a married couple buying a home must take title as husband and wife and cannot vest title in unequal shares. I have clients wanting to take as tenants in common with 80-20 split and
have pushed back on this. Am I mistaken in my understanding that Washington law allows married persons to take title as tenants in common and as such can take in unequal percentages?</div>
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