Name and describe different forms of concurrent ownership of real estate.

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Joint tenancy and tenancy in common are the two most common forms of co-ownership. A deed conveying property to two or more people creates a tenancy in common. Upon the death of one co-tenant, the half interest of the decedent devises to those named in a will or descends to the next of kin. Joint tenancy carries with it a right of survivorship in the surviving co-owners (joint tenants). Tenancy by the entirety is a form of co-ownership between a husband and wife, which is recognized in some states, which has survivorship rights that are severed only by death or divorce. Some estates are created by marriage: community property, dower & curtesy, and spousal or statutory share.

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