Ownership and estates

Tenancy by the entirety

Joint ownership by spouses, with survivorship and protection from individual creditors

Available only to married couples in the states that recognize it. Neither spouse may convey their interest alone, and in many of those states a creditor of one spouse alone cannot reach the property. It ends on death, divorce or joint conveyance.

How the exam asks about it

The examinable features are the marital requirement and the inability of one spouse to convey unilaterally.

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