What is the test for joint tenancy of property between a father and son?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Dodd v. Cantwell, 179 Cal.App.2d 727, 4 Cal.Rptr. 113 (Cal. App. 1960):

In Monarco v. Lo Greco, 1950, 35 Cal.2d 621, 220 P.2d 737, 739, a son devoted more than 20 years to the development of the property of his mother and step-father, who promised 'that if he stayed home and worked they would keep their property in joint tenancy so that it would pass to the survivor who would leave it to' the son.

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