Q: My mother owned a property joint tentants w ros and passed away leaving a will and including a quit claim deed that deed
ed herself her interest in her property does that sever the ros and make it tenants in common leaving her interest to her hiers all the paperwork is filed and recorded in 2003
A:
Joint tenants with rights of survivorship can have those rights severed if the property is transferred in part, such as if a person deeds their interest in the property as tenants in common.
You should sit down with a real estate attorney or a probate attorney as soon as possible to review all the necessary and relevant documents to obtain legal advice specific to your situation and possibly retain legal counsel.
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