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Mich. Comp. Laws § 558.1 Right of widow to dower.
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Sec. 1. The widow of every deceased person, shall be entitled to dower, or the use during her natural life, of 1/3 part of all the lands whereof her husband was seized of an estate of inheritance, at any time during the marriage, unless she is lawfully barred thereof.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 558.12 Alternative dower rights before assignment; occupation, profits and rents receipts.
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Sec. 12. When a widow is entitled to dower in the lands of which her husband died seized, she may continue to occupy the same with the children or other heirs of the deceased, or may receive 1/3 part of the rents, issues and profits thereof, so long as the heirs or others interes…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 558.13 Barring of dower; joining in conveyance, release.
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Sec. 13. A married woman residing within this state may bar her right of dower in any estate conveyed by her husband or by his guardian, if he be under guardianship, by joining in the deed of conveyance and acknowledging the same as prescribed in the preceding chapter, or by join…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 558.14 Barring of dower; jointure.
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Sec. 14. A woman may also be barred of her dower in all the lands of her husband by a jointure settled on her with her assent before the marriage, provided such jointure consists of a freehold estate in lands for the life of the wife at least, to take effect in possession or prof…