Tenancy by the entirety

Definition
: a tenancy that is shared by spouses who are considered one person in law and have the rights of survivorship inherent in joint tenancy and that becomes a tenancy in common in the event of divorce <property subject to a tenancy by the entirety cannot be encumbered by one tenant acting alone ­Mays v. Brighton Bank, 832 S.W.2d 347 (1992)>
compare estate by the entirety at estate



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