Property Ownership
A Tennessee couple who owns property as tenants by the entirety and then divorces will hold the property as:
AJoint tenants with right of survivorship
BTenants in common with equal shares
CIndividual sole owners — one receives the property in the divorce
DIt depends on what the divorce decree specifies✓ Correct
Explanation
When tenancy by the entirety is severed by divorce, the property becomes tenancy in common unless the divorce decree specifies otherwise (one spouse receives the property outright, it is sold and proceeds divided, etc.).
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