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right of survivorship

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right of survivorship

right of survivorship

The right to enjoy full and undivided ownership of property after the death of another. It may apply to real property, or to personal property, including bank accounts. In real estate,the right is incidental to an estate called joint tenancy or sometimes joint tenancy with right of survivorship.The estate can be destroyed in most states if one of the joint owners, without the knowledge or consent of the others, conveys (transfers) his or her interest to someone else. The purchaser does not enjoy a right of survivorship with the other remaining joint tenants,but has only an undivided interest that will pass to his or her heirs upon death.



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