Property Ownership
In Ohio, when joint tenants hold property with right of survivorship and one tenant dies, their interest:
APasses through their estate to their heirs
BAutomatically passes to the surviving joint tenant(s) without probate✓ Correct
CReverts to the original grantor
DBecomes available to the surviving tenant's creditors
Explanation
In joint tenancy with right of survivorship (JTWROS), upon the death of one tenant, their interest automatically passes to the surviving joint tenants by operation of law — without probate and without going through the deceased's estate.
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