Ownership of Contract. Unless another Owner is named by the purchaser, the purchaser is the Owner. Upon notice to us you may assign the Contract to a new Owner. The assignment terminates all prior beneficiary designations. The new Owner's age must be less than 85 years. Only spouses may be co-owners. The beneficiary of the co-owner spouses must be the surviving spouse. The age of the oldest co-owner must be less than 85 years. Ownership rights must be exercised by the co-owners jointly. Co-owners are deemed to be joint tenants with right of survivorship unless they indicate otherwise.
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Sources: Annuity Contract (Ml of New York Variable Annuity Separate Account A), Annuity Contract (Merrill Lynch Life Variable Annuity Separate Account A)