43 CFR 30.501
§ 30.501 When is joint tenancy presumed?
United States · 43 CFR — Public Lands: Interior · Status: effective
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- 43 CFR 30.501, § 30.501 When is joint tenancy presumed?, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/209806
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A judge will presume that a testator intended to devise interests in joint tenancy when:
(a) A testator devises trust or restricted interests in the same parcel of land to more than one person; and
(b) The will does not contain clear and express language stating that the devisees receive the interests as tenants in common.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.