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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-14c (2026)

Conveyance by less than all joint tenants

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Except as otherwise provided in sections 47-14a to 47-14k, inclusive, a conveyance of any interest or interests in any joint tenancy by less than all of the joint tenants to a person or persons other than one of the remaining joint tenants severs the joint tenancy as to the interest or interests so conveyed and the grantee or grantees thereof shall hold the interest or interests as tenant or tenants in common with the remaining joint tenant or tenants. When there is more than one such remaining joint tenant, the conveyance does not alter the character of the tenancy or its incidents among the remaining joint tenants.

(1959, P.A. 677, S. 3; P.A. 79-602, S. 26.)

History: P.A. 79-602 changed wording slightly but made no substantive change.

Cited. 177 C. 22; 204 C. 502; 219 C. 36.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1979–2012 · leading case: Ianotti v. Ciccio, 591 A.2d 797 (Conn. 1991).
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Ianotti v. Ciccio, 591 A.2d 797 (Conn. 1991). · cites it 8× “Ill The defendant contends that, whatever the status of the common law rule prohibiting one cotenant from impairing the interest of the other, General Statutes § 47-14c 10 has displaced that rule and, as applied to the facts of this case, supports the defendant’s claim to an…”
DEROY v. Est. of Baron, 43 A.3d 759 (Conn. App. Ct. 2012). · cites it 4× “See General Statutes § 47-14c ("a conveyance of any interest or interests in any joint tenancy by less than all of the joint tenants to a person or persons other than one of the remaining joint tenants severs the joint tenancy as to the interest or interests so conveyed and the…”
McKenna v. Delente, 2 A.3d 38 (Conn. App. Ct. 2010). · cites it 4× “See General Statutes §§ 47-14c 22 and 47-14j.”
Botticello v. Stefanovicz, 411 A.2d 16 (Conn. 1979). · cites it 2× “Veneri, supra, 24 ; see General Statutes § 47-14c; and the facts found by the trial court could be referable to that fact alone.”
Coan v. Bernier (In Re Bernier), 176 B.R. 976 (Bankr. D. Conn. 1995). · cites it 4× “Conn.Gen.Stat.Ann. § 47-14c (West 1986); Liscio v.”
Liscio v. Liscio, 528 A.2d 1143 (Conn. 1987). · cites it 2× “) In addition, General Statutes § 47-14c provides that “a conveyance of any interest .”
Matter of Cameron, 164 B.R. 428 (Bankr. D. Conn. 1994). · cites it 3× “This right qualifies as an estate interest under the all-encompassing definition of property of the estate contained in Code § 541.”
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