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What Is “Tenancy In Common”?

By J. Benjamin Stevens on Posted in Property Division

“Tenancy in Common” is a way two or more people can own property together. Each can leave his or her interest upon death to beneficiaries of his choosing instead of to the other owners, as is required with joint tenancy. In some states, two people are presumed to own property as tenants in common unless they’ve agreed otherwise in writing.
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  • Jerry Sullivan

    My mother has been married to my stepfather for nearly 25 years. They have lived in the state of South Carolina (Georgetown County) for the last 17 years or so. Is there a way in which my stepfather could have titled the property so as to deny my mother, at my stepfather’s death, rights and full or partial (50 percent) ownership to the real property they share?
    Thank you,
    Jerry