Nerve pathway of a simple reflex. When the sensory nerve ending is stimulated, a nerve impulse travels along a sensory (afferent) neuron to the spinal cord. Here an association neuron transfers the impulse to a motor (efferent) neuron.
Deeds are instruments used to record ownership interests. When you purchase or otherwise come into ownership of real estate such as a house, you gain an ownership interest in it. Ownership interests in real estate can be solely held or divided among several people.
Undivided interests are very common and appear in many estates. They rou-tinely result from a senior family mem-ber passing away with only one asset (a piece of real estate) and multiple heirs. One solution is to leave each heir a fractional interest in the real estate. Undivided interests can origi-nate in other ways of course, but this is a pretty common scenario and serves the illustrative needs of this article. Technically, undivided interests can be defined as a direct interest of less than 100% in real property. Direct refers to the fact that there is no intermediate entity (e.g., a partnership) holding title to the land. A tenancy-in-common is an example of an undivided interest. The owner of such an interest owns literally his or her percentage of the whole and