§ 196-a. When dower barred by dissolution of marriage. In case of a dissolution of the marriage because of the absence of the wife for five successive years, as provided in section seven-a of the domestic relations law, she shall not be endowed.
When dower barred by dissolution of marriage
N.Y. Real Property Law § 196-A, under Dower and Curtesy.
N.Y. Real Property Law § 196-A