Final answer:
The correct statement is C, indicating Karen owns the dominant parcel and the adjacent property is the servient parcel. This is because the permanent ingress and egress right she has across the adjacent property is an easement, which is tied to the property and not to the individual owner.
Step-by-step explanation:
If Karen purchased a property and has a written and recorded document that gives her permanent ingress and egress to her parcel across an adjacent property, the correct statement regarding Karen's situation is C. She owns the dominant parcel and the adjacent property is the servient parcel. This arrangement is known as an easement, which is a property interest that gives the holder the right to use real property owned by another for a specific purpose. In this case, Karen has the easement to pass over the adjacent land, which does not end when ownership changes, implying that it runs with the land. It is not a license, as licenses are nontransferable and usually revocable. An easement in gross is typically for the benefit of a specific individual or entity, rather than for the property, so it is not the correct answer in this context. Lastly, because the easement benefits Karen's parcel (providing access), her parcel is indeed referred to as the dominant parcel, and the land across which the easement runs is called the servient parcel.