The Lowell Registry of Deeds (Middlesex County, North) has a wonderful website that contains all sorts of great information. Richard Howe, the Register of Deeds, runs a tight ship and the Registry is very efficient and modern. One of the best parts of the Registry website is their blog. It's full of interesting things, some related to the Registry, and others just for fun. Here is a link to the Registry Blog: http://www.lowelldeeds.com/blog/ One of the most asked questions at the Registry is how to take one's late spouse "off the deed." This cannot be done, but it really bothers widows that their late husband's name is still on the deed; they think it needs to be changed. Here is the Registry's answer to that question: "In Massachusetts, married couples almost always own their home as “tenants by the entirety” which is a type of joint ownership that carries with it a right of survivorship. As tenants by the entirety, each spouse owns the entire pro
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