Q: My mother wants to help my sister buy a modest home. I recall your writing about joint tenancy survivorship and tenancy in common for holding title. What is the best arrangement so mom can get ...

For married couples, there is a special type of ownership, in which the spouses own as tenants by the entirety. The right to possess and use does not change, ...

Q: My husband and I are about to buy a house. We are worried what would happen to the house if one of us dies. How can we take title to protect our interests? Janet Rossman, Reisterstown A: There a… ...