Josh Patoka has been a personal finance writer since 2015. He uses his professional and personal experience to help families save money and pay off debt faster. In addition to Forbes, his bylines have ...

Q: You’ve written about married couples owning real estate as husband and wife and not as joint tenants. Isn’t that the same thing? Why is it better to own real estate as husband and wife and not ...

West Virginia is one of many states that does not recognize tenancy by the entirety as a property ownership structure. Married couples in the state can hold property as joint tenants with rights of ...

Joint tenancy on a deed is a form of property ownership that enables two or more individuals to hold equal shares of a property, subject to specific rights and conditions. This kind of ownership is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Admitted NY Bar and US Tax Court, covers US international tax law. Joint ownership with right of survivorship is a convenient way ...