What happens to tenancy by the entirety upon divorce?

• A. It remains a tenancy by the entirety between the former spouses.
• B. It becomes a tenancy in common between the former spouses.
• C. It automatically terminates and reverts to the original owner.
• D. It converts to a tenancy in partnership.

Answer: (B)

Tenancy by the entirety is a form of ownership available only to married couples, with right of survivorship and four unities. When divorce occurs, the marriage ends, severing the unity that creates tenancy by the entirety. The result is that the property becomes tenancy in common between the former spouses, each holding an undivided, possibly equal, share and no right of survivorship. The other options don’t fit because the status doesn’t persist after divorce, it doesn’t automatically revert to a single owner, and it doesn’t change into a tenancy in partnership.