Don and June Seaman, father and daughter, purchased real estate as joint tenancy. Don died and left a number of personal debts. If he possessed no money or other property, his creditors could:
A) place a lien against his daughter's property
B) obtain no satisfaction against the real estate
C) sue the daughter for the money
D) place an attachment against the real estate

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When real estate is owned as joint tenancy, upon the death of one of the joint tenants, their share automatically passes to the surviving joint tenant. If Don had no money or other property, his creditors would not be able to place a lien, obtain satisfaction or attachment against the real estate owned jointly with his daughter. However, if there were other assets owned solely by Don, those assets could potentially be used to satisfy his personal debts.

Don and June Seaman, Father and Daughter, Purchased Real Estate