Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-14f (2026)

Attachment of or lien on tenant's interest

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During the life of any joint tenant his interest may be attached, made subject to a mechanic's lien, judgment lien or other lien authorized by law, or sold on execution, all in the same manner as if he held his interest as a tenant in common; provided, upon the death of any joint tenant owning that interest, the attachment or lien or execution, unless and until it becomes invalid or unenforceable for some reason other than that death, shall likewise continue valid and enforceable against that interest as and when it accrues to the surviving tenants or tenant by reason of that death, but it shall not otherwise affect the rights or interests of any of the joint tenants, nor prevent any severance from being effected by any appropriate act pertaining to the interest of any of the joint tenants.

(1959, P.A. 677, S. 6; P.A. 79-602, S. 29.)

History: P.A. 79-602 substituted “the” or “that” for “such” where appearing.

Cited. 204 C. 502.

Since the attachment of the interest of a joint tenant continues after his death, the settlement agreement between the lienor and the surviving tenant was not a “voluntary” assumption of the debt by her vis-a-vis those accommodated by the payment because until the payment was made, her interest would never be free. 3 Conn. Cir. Ct. 664, 668.

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 1966–2009 · leading case: Coan v. Bernier (In Re Bernier), 176 B.R. 976 (Bankr. D. Conn. 1995).

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Coan v. Bernier (In Re Bernier), 176 B.R. 976 (Bankr. D. Conn. 1995). · cites it 4× “Conn.Gen.Stat.Ann. § 47-14f (West 1986); New Haven Trolley and Bus Employees Credit Union, supra, 145 Conn.”

Paternoster v. United States, 640 F. Supp. 2d 983 (S.D. Ohio 2009). “24 ; Conn. Gen.Stat. § 47-14f, the bundle of rights set forth in Ohio Rev.”

Reynolds v. Smith, 223 A.2d 50 (Conn. App. Ct. 1966). · cites it 7× “” On the other hand, the plaintiff contends that § 47-14f of the General Statutes is decisive of the issues raised on demurrer.”

Matter of Cameron, 164 B.R. 428 (Bankr. D. Conn. 1994). “A mortgage by less than all of the joint tenants is a severance only to the extent that upon the death of the mortgagor joint tenant, the mortgage will continue to encumber the interest accruing to the surviving joint tenant by reason of death.”

Wheeler v. Tolland Bank (In re Wheeler), 256 B.R. 542 (Bankr. D. Conn. 2000). · cites it 2× “Conn.Gen.Stat. § 47-14f (West 1995) (“During the life of any joint tenant his interest may be .”

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