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91 W. Va. L. Rev. 267 (1988-1989)
Joint Tenancy in West Virginia: A Progressive Court Looks at Traditional Property Rights

handle is hein.journals/wvb91 and id is 281 raw text is: JOINT TENANCY IN WEST VIRGINIA: A PROGRESSIVE COURT LOOKS AT TRADITIONAL PROPERTY RIGHTS JoHN W. FISHER, II* I. JOINT TENANCY IN REALTY: THE LAST TWENTY FIVE YEARS ............................................................... 268 II. A CREDITOR'S RIGHTS To A DEBTOR'S JOINTLY-OWNED PROPERTY: How MUCH Is IT WORTH? .................... 273 III. JOINT TENANCY OF BANK DEPOSITS: TRYING To FIT A SQUARE PEG INTO A RouND HOLE ......................... 277 IV. DIVORCE: DOES TITLE MATTER ANYMORE? ............... 288 V. WHO SAYS CRIuivE DOESN'T PAY? ............................ 294 VI. CONCLUSION ........................................................ 302 It has been over 25 years since Professor Londo H. Brown pub- lished his article entitled Some Aspects of Joint Ownership of Real Property in West Virginia.1 Professor Brown described the article as an attempt to shed some light upon some of the consequences of joint ownership of real property in West Virginia other than tax consequences.12 Since that time a number of important decisions have been made in the subject area by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. There has also been a complete revision of divorce law, which has had a significant impact on property rights of a husband and wife regardless of the type of tenancy or ownership involved. This article will examine these decisions and developments in personal and real property law. * Professor of Law, West Virginia University College of Law; A.B., 1964, West Virginia University; J.D., 1967, West Virginia University. The author acknowledges with sincere appreciation the assistance of Ms. Grace Wigal as a research assistant in the preparation of the article. 1. Brown, Some Aspects of Joint Ownership of Real Property in West Virginia, 63 W. VA. L. REv. 207 (1961). 2. Id. at 207-08.

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