Property Ownership
A Connecticut property owned by a husband and wife as tenancy by the entirety cannot be:
ASold with both spouses' consent
BMortgaged with both spouses' consent
CConveyed or encumbered by one spouse acting alone✓ Correct
DInherited by children at the parents' deaths
Explanation
Tenancy by the entirety (available to married couples in Connecticut) requires both spouses to act together to convey or encumber the property. Neither spouse can sever their interest unilaterally.
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