Community property refers to property acquired during marriage and is recognized in nine states in the U.S. whereby the law presumes the property to be the product of joint efforts.
Tenancy by the entirety is a form of joint property ownership available only to married couples, featuring equal rights of possession and enjoyment along with the right of survivorship, meaning the property automatically passes to the surviving spouse upon the death of the other.
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