Separation & Jointly Owned Real Estate

Houses, Land & Buildings in Joint Names after Separation

When you own property (houses, land and buildings), there are two different ways those properties are legally held.
Your lawyer might have explained this you and you might know whether you hold your property as "Joint Tenants" or "Tenants in Common", or may not remember which way you hold legal title to your property.
If you do not know how legal title to your property is held, you can do a Title Search or obtain a copy of your Title Transfer document or Land Title Registration Document, which will tell you whether your property is held as "Joint Tenants" or "Tenants in Common".
It is important how your property is legally held, as that determines what happens to...

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