Two brothers own a pasture as joint tenants with the right of survivorship. The older brother has one child, a daughter. The younger brother is a bachelor. Together, the brothers deeded a 20 percent interest in the land to the older brother's daughter. Recently, the older brother gave his daughter an additional 10 percent interest in the land. Under a traditional joint-tenancy analysis, what are the current ownership interests in the land?

• A. The two brothers have a 70 percent interest, and the daughter has a 30 percent interest, each as joint tenants with the other two.
• B. The two brothers have a 70 percent interest as joint tenants, and the daughter has a 30 percent interest as a tenant in common with her father and uncle.
• C. The two brothers each have a 35 percent interest and the daughter has a 30 percent interest, each as a tenant in common with the other two.
• D. The younger brother has a 40 percent interest, the older brother 30 percent, and the daughter 30 percent.

Answer: (D)