Unless they have negotiated otherwise, separated spouses retain the rights of survivorship during the period between the initiation of divorce and final decree.

A interest in an asset pass to the other tenants, not to his or her heirs and beneficiaries.

A married couple who had owned the tenants in common when they divorce. By operation of law, tenancies by the entirety revert to tenancies in common upon divorce. Tenancies in common do not carry with them the right of survivorship.

Bank accounts in the names of two adults -- for example, a husband and wife -- normally carry with them the right of survivorship.

estate in the absence of a will. Both of these doctrines have been abolished or substantially altered in most jurisdictions.

See also Dower and Curtesy; Tenants in Common; Tenants by the Entirety; Tenants with the Right of Survivorship.