Is a house purchased under absolute joint ownership between spouses, such that each has full discretion over it, considered an inheritance to be divided among heirs after the death of one of them, or does it remain the property of the other party?
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If a husband and wife jointly purchase a house as common property between them, this is a co-ownership. Upon the death of one of the partners, their share is inherited by all their heirs according to their prescribed legal shares, and the partnership continues between the surviving partner and the heirs of the deceased partner. However, if they agree that the share of the deceased goes to the other, this is a matter of scholarly dispute.
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