Which form is based on the unity of spouses and is not available in Louisiana?

• A. Tenancy by Entirety
• B. Homestead Exemption
• C. Co-Ownership
• D. Community Property

Answer: (A)

Tenancy by entirety is a form of ownership that treats the two spouses as a single legal entity. It requires unity of marriage, gives both spouses an undivided, survivorship interest, and typically protects the property from the individual debts of one spouse. This unity of person is why the property passes automatically to the surviving spouse and why the arrangement isn’t easily severed or partitioned by one spouse alone.

Louisiana, however, uses a civil-law system with a community property regime, not tenancy by entirety. Married couples there own property as community property (and can also have separate property), so the specific arrangement that comes from the unity of spouses isn’t available. Because the other choices describe forms or protections that do exist or are recognized in Louisiana, tenancy by entirety is the one that isn’t available there.