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Section 558.82 – Claim of Dower; Effect of Failure to File.

558.82 Claim of dower; effect of failure to file. Sec. 2. Any person having or claiming dower whether inchoate or consummate, in lands conveyed, or otherwise disposed of, as mentioned in section 1 of this act, who shall fail to file the claim of dower within the time limited therefor as required by this act, […]

Section 558.91 – Claim of Dower; Filing, Contents.

558.91 Claim of dower; filing, contents. Sec. 1. All persons having or claiming dower, whether inchoate or consummate, in lands heretofore or hereafter conveyed, or otherwise disposed of, by the person who is or was the husband of the person claiming such dower, shall, within 25 years from the time of such conveyance or other […]

Section 558.92 – Claim of Dower; Effect of Failure to File.

558.92 Claim of dower; effect of failure to file. Sec. 2. Any person having or claiming dower whether inchoate or consummate, in lands heretofore or hereafter conveyed, or otherwise disposed of, as mentioned in section 1 of this act, who shall fail to file the claim of dower within the time limited therefor as required […]

Section 558.30 – Wife’s Dower Right; Abolishment and Enforcement; Exceptions.

558.30 Wife’s dower right; abolishment and enforcement; exceptions. Sec. 30. (1) Notwithstanding sections 1 to 29, and except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), a wife’s dower right is abolished and unenforceable either through statute or at common law. (2) This section does not apply to either of the following: (a) A widow’s dower elected […]

Section 558.81 – Claim of Dower; Filing, Contents.

558.81 Claim of dower; filing, contents. Sec. 1. All persons having or claiming dower, whether inchoate or consummate, in lands conveyed, or otherwise disposed of, more than 25 years prior to the time this act shall take effect, by the person who is or was the husband of the person claiming such dower, shall, within […]

Section 558.15 – Barring of Dower; Expression of Assent to Jointure.

558.15 Barring of dower; expression of assent to jointure. Sec. 15. Such assent shall be expressed, if the woman be of full age, by her becoming a party to the conveyance by which it is settled, and if she be under age, by her joining with her father or guardian in such conveyance. History: R.S. […]

Section 558.16 – Barring of Dower; Antenuptial Pecuniary Provisions.

558.16 Barring of dower; antenuptial pecuniary provisions. Sec. 16. Any pecuniary provision that shall be made for the benefit of an intended wife, and in lieu of dower, shall, if assented to as provided in the preceding section, bar her right of dower in all the lands of her husband. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 66 […]