Delaware § 703 - Joint tenants or tenants by the entirety.
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§ 703. Joint tenants or tenants by the entirety.
Where there is no sufficient evidence that 2 joint tenants or tenants by the entirety have died otherwise than simultaneously, the property so held shall be distributed one half as if 1 had survived and one half as if the other had survived. If there are more than 2 joint tenants and all of them have so died, the property thus distributed shall be in the proportion that 1 bears to the whole number of joint tenants.
45 Del. Laws, c. 234, § 3; 12 Del. C. 1953, § 703;Source: official Delaware text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 703 ("Joint tenants or tenants by the entirety.") 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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