1. Regulations
  2. title 43
  3. part 30
  4. subpart N
  5. § 30.501

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§ 30.501 - When is joint tenancy presumed?

A judge will presume that a testator intended to devise interests in joint tenancy when:

(a) A testator devises trust or restricted interests in the same parcel of land to more than one person; and

(b) The will does not contain clear and express language stating that the devisees receive the interests as tenants in common.

[86 FR 72093, Dec. 20, 2021]

AUTHORITY: 5 U.S.C. 301, 503; 25 U.S.C. 9, 372-74, 410, 2201

SOURCE: 73 FR 67289, Nov. 13, 2008, unless otherwise noted.

CITE AS: 43 CFR 30.501