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Joint tenancy
(redirected from Joint tenancies)

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(Law) a tenure by two or more persons of estate by unity of interest, title, time, and possession, under which the survivor takes the whole.

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For post-1976 spousal joint tenancies treated as separate property, since only the decedent's 50 percent portion is includible in his gross estate, only a 50 percent step-up would be available.
However, a post-mortem planning opportunity may exist in cases involving unilaterally severable joint tenancies, by which the decedents unified credit could be utilized to a greater advantage.
 
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