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 […]
Section 558.12 – Alternative Dower Rights Before Assignment; Occupation, Profits and Rents Receipts.
558.12 Alternative dower rights before assignment; occupation, profits and rents receipts. 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 […]
Section 558.13 – Barring of Dower; Joining in Conveyance, Release.
558.13 Barring of dower; joining in conveyance, release. 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 […]
Section 558.14 – Barring of Dower; Jointure.
558.14 Barring of dower; jointure. 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 […]
Section 558.1 – Right of Widow to Dower.
558.1 Right of widow to dower. 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. […]
Section 558.2 – Dower in Lands Exchanged; Election.
558.2 Dower in lands exchanged; election. Sec. 2. If a husband seized of an estate of inheritance in lands, exchange them for other lands, his widow shall not have dower of both, but shall make her election to be endowed of the lands given, or of those taken in exchange; and if such election be […]
Section 558.3 – Dower in Mortgaged Lands; Mortgage Before Marriage.
558.3 Dower in mortgaged lands; mortgage before marriage. Sec. 3. When a person seized of an estate of inheritance in lands, shall have executed a mortgage of such estate before marriage, his widow shall be entitled to a dower out of the lands mortgaged, as against every person except the mortgagee and those claiming under […]
Section 558.4 – Dower in Mortgaged Lands; Purchase Money Mortgage Given After Marriage.
558.4 Dower in mortgaged lands; purchase money mortgage given after marriage. Sec. 4. When a husband shall purchase lands during coverture, and shall at the same time mortgage his estate in such lands to secure the payment of the purchase money, his widow shall not be entitled to dower out of such lands, as against […]
Section 558.5 – Dower in Surplus of Proceeds From Foreclosure of Mortgage.
558.5 Dower in surplus of proceeds from foreclosure of mortgage. Sec. 5. Where in either of the cases mentioned in the 2 last preceding sections, or in case of a mortgage in which she shall have joined with her husband, the mortgagee, or those claiming under him shall after the death of the husband cause […]