Section 558.21 – Dower Right of Aliens and Nonresidents.
558.21 Dower right of aliens and nonresidents. Sec. 21. A woman being an alien, shall not on that account be barred of her dower, and any woman residing out of the state, shall be entitled to dower of the lands of her deceased husband, lying in this state, of which her husband died seized, and […]
Section 558.22 – Waste Liability; Maintenance of Tenements and Appurtenances.
558.22 Waste liability; maintenance of tenements and appurtenances. Sec. 22. No woman, who shall be endowed of any lands, shall commit or suffer any waste on the same, but every woman so endowed shall maintain the houses and tenements, with the fences and appurtenances in good repair, and shall be liable to the person having […]
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 […]
Section 558.6 – Dower in Lands Released by Payment of Mortgage.
558.6 Dower in lands released by payment of mortgage. Sec. 6. If, in either of the cases above specified, the heir or other person claiming under the husband, shall pay and satisfy the mortgage, the amount so paid shall be deducted from the value of the land, and the widow shall have set out to […]
Section 558.7 – Dower in Aliened Lands; Estimation.
558.7 Dower in aliened lands; estimation. Sec. 7. When a widow shall be entitled to dower out of any lands which shall have been aliened by the husband in his lifetime, and such lands shall have been enhanced in value after the alienation, such lands shall be estimated, in setting out the widow’s dower, according […]
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 […]