Inheriting Real Property in Kansas When One Owner Kills Another Owner
Facts are that Spouse 1 and Spouse 2 purchased real estate together as joint tenants with right of survivorship. Normally, when 2 people own real estate (or any other asset) as joint tenants, when 1 owner dies, the surviving owner becomes the sole owner of the property or asset by virtue of surviving the deceased owner. However, in this fact pattern, Spouse1 killed Spouse 2 and later was convicted of the murder. Unlike Missouri, which has a...
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