Delaware Code (Titles 8, 9, 25, 30)
25 Del. C. § 701
Creation of estate in joint tenancy; exception
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No estate, in joint tenancy, in lands, tenements or hereditaments shall be held or claimed by or under any grant, devise or conveyance made to any persons, other than to executors or trustees, unless the premises therein mentioned are expressly granted, devised or conveyed to such persons, to be held as joint tenants and not as tenants in common.
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In this title (40 sections)
- 25-307 · Title derived through alien
- 25-308 · Validity of conveyances to or from aliens
- 25-309 · Conveyance of real estate between spouses
- 25-310 · Release of rights of curtesy or dower
- 25-311 · Conveyance of real estate to create either joint tenancy with…
- 25-312 · Acquisition and conveyance of title to real estate by persons…
- 25-313 · Contract for sale of unimproved real estate; notice to buyer…
- 25-314 · Contract requirements for the sale of real estate involving…
- 25-315 · Contracts for sale of agricultural lands
- 25-316 · Display of flags
- 25-317 · Restriction on fee collection for community amenities by…
- 25-317A · Required disclosure of financial obligations in chain of…
- 25-318 · Restrictive covenants
- 25-319 · Private transfer fee prohibition
- 25-501 · Powers of appointment; effect of rule against perpetuities
- 25-502 · Release of powers of appointment [For application of this…
- 25-503 · Rule against perpetuities
- 25-504 · Certain powers of appointment
- 25-505 · Exercise of powers of appointment
- 25-506 · Rule against accumulations
- 25-701 · Creation of estate in joint tenancy; exception
- 25-702 · Actions for use and occupation between cotenants
- 25-721 · Petition for partition; persons entitled to apply
- 25-722 · Service of summons
- 25-723 · Unknown or uncertain parties in interest; description in…
- 25-724 · Decree of partition; appointment and duties of commissioners
- 25-725 · Appointment of a new commission
- 25-726 · Final decree of partition
- 25-727 · Proportionment of shares among issue claiming by stocks
- 25-728 · Procedure upon petition by all interested parties
- 25-729 · Appointment of trustee for public sale of premises; conveyance…
- 25-730 · Allotment of primary interests
- 25-731 · Deed upon death of purchaser
- 25-732 · Title upon sale; transfer of liens to proceeds
- 25-733 · Investment or division of sale proceeds
- 25-734 · Sales upon credit; purchase money security; preference of…
- 25-735 · Costs
- 25-736 · Dower, curtesy or other estate in undivided shares of parties…
- 25-737 · Procedure where dower, curtesy or life estate exists
- 25-738 · Advancements; treatment upon partition