When it comes to sharing property with another person, there are a few different forms of legal ownership to choose from. Of these, two common shared estate ownership options include joint tenancy and ...

Folks considering asset protection in any of the nine states (AZ, CA, ID, LA, NV, NM, TX, WA, WI) that have Community Property laws are often mystified and confused by what it all means. At least as ...

If you live in a community property state, you may need to make certain adjustments to your tax return to satisfy this special ownership requirement. Community property is a type of joint ownership ...

A deed of trust beneficiary usually feels pretty confident with the validity of the deed as long as it is signed by an owner of the property. But when the property constitutes community property of a ...

Under Washington law, all property acquired by either spouse during their marriage is presumed to be community property. Property owned by a spouse prior to marriage or acquired during marriage by ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Submit your questions to news@kplctv.com. Civil matters only, please. QUESTION: I bought a Mobile home and land. I put both in mine and my wife’s names. We divorced one year ...

Q. I had a condo prior to my second marriage. I remarried and had an attorney make out a will leaving the condo to my son. I sold the condo and bought a house in my name, using funds from the condo ...

Texas has a little-known estate planning technique available to spouses – the Community Property Survivorship Agreement. Here is how it works: Both spouses sign a written agreement that all or part of ...

In 2010, the Tennessee legislature passed the Tennessee Community Property Trust Act. A Tennessee Community Property Trust is a trust that permits resident and nonresident married couples to convert ...

When it comes to sharing property with another person, there are a few different forms of legal ownership to choose from. Of these, two common shared estate ownership options include joint tenancy and ...