Title 29, Decedents' Estates

§533-11 Barred by jointure before marriage. A woman may also be barred of her dower in the lands of her husband, by a jointure settled on her with her assent before her marriage; provided the jointure consists of an estate in lands, for the life of the wife at least, to take effe…

§533-12 Barred by pecuniary provision before marriage. Any pecuniary provision that is made for the benefit of an intended wife, and in lieu of her dower, shall, if assented to as provided in section 533-11, bar her right of dower in all the lands of her husband. [CC 1859, §1310;…

§533-13 Election between dower and jointure or pecuniary provision, when. If any jointure or pecuniary provision in lieu of dower is made before the marriage and without the assent of the intended wife, or if it is made after marriage, it shall bar her dower, unless within six mo…

§533-16 Curtesy; election between curtesy and will. In case the wife dies first and intestate, then except as in this section provided, her property shall immediately descend to her heirs, but shall be in all cases, whether she die testate or intestate, subject to a life interest…

§533-17 Standard of values; dower, etc. Whenever it becomes expedient or necessary to determine the value of any right of dower or any other life estate or interest in any property, in any proceeding for partition or for the admeasurement of dower, or wherein the value of any est…

§533-2 Election in case of exchanged lands. If a husband seised of lands in fee simple, in freehold, or in leasehold, exchanges them for other such lands, his widow shall not have dower to both, but shall make her election to be endowed of the lands given, or of those taken in ex…

§533-3 In lands mortgaged before marriage. Where any person seised of lands, as aforesaid, has executed a mortgage of the lands before marriage, the widow shall, nevertheless, be entitled to dower out of the lands mortgaged, as against every person except the mortgagee and those …

§533-4 Not in lands mortgaged for purchase money during coverture as against mortgagee. When a husband purchases lands during coverture, and at the same time mortgages his estate in the lands to secure the payment of the purchase money, his widow shall not be entitled to dower ou…

§533-5 In surplus after purchase-money mortgage paid. Where in such case the mortgagee, or those claiming under him, after the death of her husband, causes the land mortgaged to be sold, and any surplus remains, after the payment of the moneys due on the mortgage, and the costs a…

§533-6 Not in lands held by husband as mortgagee. A widow shall not be endowed of lands conveyed to her husband by way of mortgage, unless he acquired an absolute estate therein during marriage. [CC 1859, §1304; RL 1925, §3022; RL 1935, §4835; RL 1945, §12105; RL 1955, §319-6; HR…

§533-7 Widow's right to occupy lands while dower unassigned. When a widow is entitled to dower in the lands of which her husband died seised, she may continue to occupy the same, with the children or other heirs of the deceased, or to receive one-third part of the rents, issues, …

§533-8 Widow's right to remain in husband's house. A widow may remain in the house of her husband sixty days after his death, without being chargeable with rent therefor. In the meantime she shall have her reasonable sustenance out of his estate. [CC 1859, §1306; RL 1925, §3024; …

§533-9 Barred by divorce or misconduct. In case of divorce dissolving the marriage contract, the wife shall not be endowed. No wife who has for one year or upwards, previous to the death of her husband, wilfully and utterly deserted her husband, shall be endowed or be entitled by…