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The same happened with my family in Brooklyn, New York.


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From: Ralph E Mann
Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2020 12:33 PM
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It also protected the property from the husband's liabilities--business 
failures, etc. It was often a tactical move in a mercurial economy.

Ralph Mann

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Hi!  I've seen this too, in property documents way back when in my little 
town of Wallace, Idaho.  One thought is that it may have insured and 
hastened the transfer of property to the wife upon the husband's death.  Ron 
Roizen

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<[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Leland Ness
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Subject: [VA-HIST] Land titles

Hi there,

I have several questions that have arisen in the last several decades of my 
local history quest, but I figure I will start with the easiest.  It is 
probably one that many subscribers will know off the top of their heads.

In researching land titles at the local courthouses for the period
1890-1920 I often find that ownership is listed solely in the name of the 
wife of a married couple.

I guess this could be interpreted as evidence of an early "woke" and 
progressive Virginia, but I suspect the reason is more prosaic.  Real estate 
taxes were levied regardless of who technically owned the property, but 
perhaps there were benefits in the event of bankruptcy? Or perhaps intestate 
death?  Did they not have joint tenancy with rights of survivorship?

Any thoughts on why a married couple would put their house in the name of 
the wife only in that period?

Many thanks

Leland Ness

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