Section 558.29 – Collusive Recovery by Widow; Effect on Rights of Infants or Others Entitled to Land.
558.29 Collusive recovery by widow; effect on rights of infants or others entitled to land. Sec. 29. When a widow not having right to dower, shall during the infancy of the heirs of the husband, or any of them, or of any person entitled to the lands, recover dower by the default or collusion of […]
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 558.52 – Dower Claimed by Two or More Widows; Liability of Land to Claims After Discharge of Dower.
558.52 Dower claimed by two or more widows; liability of land to claims after discharge of dower. Sec. 2. Where dower in any lands may be claimed by 2 or more widows, the 1 whose husband was first seized therein, shall be first entitled thereto, and in all cases where dower in any land shall […]
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 […]
Repealed – Act 187 of 1899 – Barring of Dower or Homestead (558.71 – 558.71)
BARRING OF DOWER OR HOMESTEADAct 187 of 1899558.71 Repealed. 1972, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1972.
Section 558.27 – Damages Upon Recovery of Dower; Against Heir Alienating Land.
558.27 Damages upon recovery of dower; against heir alienating land. Sec. 27. When a widow shall recover her dower in any lands alienated by the heir of her husband, she shall be entitled to recover of such heir, in an action on the case, her damages for withholding such dower, from the time of the […]
Section 558.28 – Assignment of Dower; Effect of Acceptance.
558.28 Assignment of dower; effect of acceptance. Sec. 28. When the widow shall have accepted an assignment of dower, in satisfaction of her claim upon all the lands of her husband, it shall be a bar to any further claim of dower against the heir of such husband, or any grantee of such heir, or […]