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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 558.82 – 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 558.26 – Damages Upon Recovery of Dower; Use of Added Improvements.

558.26 Damages upon recovery of dower; use of added improvements. Sec. 26. Such damages shall not be estimated for the use of any permanent improvements made after the death of her husband by his heirs, or by any other person claiming title to such lands. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 66 ;– CL 1857, 2797 ;– […]