Property Ownership
Iowa's probate process for real property can be avoided through which ownership/transfer strategy?
ATenancy in common ownership
BJoint tenancy with right of survivorship, living trust, or Iowa Transfer on Death (TOD) deed✓ Correct
CRecording a lis pendens
DFiling a homestead exemption
Explanation
Iowa allows several probate-avoidance strategies for real property: joint tenancy (right of survivorship), revocable living trusts, and Iowa's Transfer on Death (TOD) deed (Iowa Code Chapter 633A) allow real property to pass outside probate upon the owner's death.
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