Property Ownership
A Connecticut couple purchases a home and takes title as 'joint tenants with right of survivorship.' One spouse later signs a deed transferring their interest to a trust without telling the other spouse. What is the likely legal result?
AThe transfer is void because both spouses must sign
BThe transfer is valid and severs the joint tenancy, converting it to a tenancy in common between the trust and the remaining joint tenant✓ Correct
CThe trust automatically becomes a joint tenant
DThe entire property passes to the remaining joint tenant
Explanation
Any joint tenant may unilaterally convey their interest without the other tenant's consent. This severs the joint tenancy, converting the co-ownership to a tenancy in common between the remaining joint tenant and the new grantee (the trust).
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