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Ways to take title in ArizonA

COMMUNITY

PROPERTY

JOINT TENANCY

WITH RIGHT

OF SURVIVORSHIP

COMMUNITY

PROPERTY WITH

RIGHT OF

SURVIVORSHIP

TENANCY

IN COMMON

Requires a valid marriagebetween two persons.

Parties need not

be married; may be morethan two joint tenants.

Requires a valid marriagebetween two persons.

Parties need not be

married; may be more thantwo tenants in common.

Each spouse holds an

undivided one-hal interest

in the estate.

Each joint tenant holds

an equal and undivided

interest in the estate,

unity o interest.

Each spouse holds an

undivided one-hal interest

in the estate.

Each tenant in common

holds an undivided ractiona

interest in the estate.

Can be disproportionate,

e.g.,20% and 80%; 60%

and 40%; 20%, 20%, 20%

and 40%; etc.

One spouse cannotpartition the property by

selling his or her interest.

One joint tenant canpartition the property by selling

his or her joint interest.

One spouse cannotpartition the property by

selling his or her interest.

Each tenants share canbe conveyed, mortgaged

or devised to a third party.

Requires signatures

o both spouses to convey

or encumber.

Requires signatures o all

joint tenants to convey

or encumber the whole.

Requires signatures

o both spouses to convey

or encumber.

Requires signatures o all

tenants to convey

or encumber the whole.

Each spouse can

devise (will) one-hal o the

community property.

Estate passes to surviving joint

tenants outside o probate.

Estate passes to the surviving

spouse outside o probate.

Upon death the tenants

proportionate share passes

to his or her heirs by

will or intestacy.

Upon death the estate

o the decedent must be

cleared through probate,

afdavit or adjudication.

No court action required

to clear title upon

the death o joint tenant(s).

No court action

required to clear title

upon the frst death.

Upon death the estate

o the decedent must be

cleared through probate,

afdavit or adjudication.

Both halves o the community

property are entitled to a

stepped up tax basis as

o the date o death.

Deceased tenants share

is entitled to a stepped up

tax basis as o the

date o death.

Both halves o the community

property are entitled

to a stepped up tax

Each share has

its own tax basis.

Note: Arizona is a community property state. Property acquired by a husband and wie is presumed to be community property unless legally specifed otherwise. Title may be held as Sole a

Separate. I a married person acquires title as sole and separate, his or her spouse must execute a disclaimer deed to avoid the presumption o community property. Parties may choose to hold t

in the name o an entity, e.g., a corporation; a limited liability company; a partnership (gene ral or limited), or a trust. Each method o taking title has certain signifcant legal and tax consequenc

thereore, you are encouraged to obtain advice rom an attorney or other qualifed proessional.

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