Delaware § 802 - Registration in beneficiary form — sole or joint tenancy ownership.
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§ 802. Registration in beneficiary form — sole or joint tenancy ownership.
Only individuals whose registration of a security shows sole ownership by 1 individual or multiple ownership by 2 or more with right of survivorship, rather than as tenants in common, may obtain registration in beneficiary form. Multiple owners of a security registered in beneficiary form hold as joint tenants with right of survivorship, as tenants by the entireties or as owners of community property held in survivorship form and not as tenants in common.
70 Del. Laws, c. 394, § 1;Source: official Delaware text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 802 ("Registration in beneficiary form — sole or joint tenancy ownership.") is part of the Delaware Code, the codified statutory law of Delaware. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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