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Joint Property Owners: Secret Severances Can Steal Your Inheritance

Do you jointly own property with someone? A secret severance can steal your survivorship rights to your most valuable asset – your home. Worse, it can force you into a lawsuit. Here is what you need to know. Is your home in joint tenancy with a spouse…
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Jointly-Owned Property Sparks Estate Lawsuits: Will You Be a Victim?

Do you own real estate with someone as joint tenants? There is a danger you need to know about. You can be pushed into costly lawsuits as the surviving owner and lose your ownership rights. One benefit of joint tenancy is that it gives the last surviving…
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How Joint Liability Creates Estate Problems

I am talking about Joint and Several liability in an estate context today. Let’s look at the joint liability of executors, or estate trustees, in estates. Next, I‘ll give you dangers you can avoid when making powers of attorney. Estate Executors Let’s say you and your cousin…
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“Joint and Several” True Meaning Revealed

Do you find the phrase “joint and several” confusing? These are dangerous words to misunderstand. They show up frequently in various legal documents. Let me share some stories that reveal the true meaning of these words. Joint means sharing, and in this story it means shared ownership….
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Tag: Joint and Several

Joint Property Owners: Secret Severances Can Steal Your Inheritance

Jointly-Owned Property Sparks Estate Lawsuits: Will You Be a Victim?

How Joint Liability Creates Estate Problems

“Joint and Several” True Meaning Revealed