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§ 141. Execution and acknowledgment of conveyance

§ 141. Execution and acknowledgment of conveyance (a) A homestead or an interest therein shall not be conveyed by the owner thereof, if married, except by way of mortgage for the purchase money thereof given at the time of such purchase, unless the wife or husband joins in the execution and acknowledgment of such conveyance. […]

§ 142. Homesteader under guardianship

§ 142. Homesteader under guardianship When the guardian of a married person is licensed to sell the real estate of his or her ward, the wife or husband of the ward may join with the guardian in the conveyance and release his or her right of homestead in the granted premises, as she or he […]

§ 143. Spouse with a mental condition or psychiatric disability

§ 143. Spouse with a mental condition or psychiatric disability (a) When the spouse of an owner of a homestead lacks capacity to protect his or her interests due to a mental condition or psychiatric disability and the owner desires to convey it or an interest therein, he or she may petition the Probate Division […]

§ 144. Effect when spouse joins in conveyance

§ 144. Effect when spouse joins in conveyance The joining by a wife or husband in such conveyance shall have no effect upon her or his right to a third in value of the real estate of which the husband or wife died seised.

§ 145. Effect of spouse joining in mortgage

§ 145. Effect of spouse joining in mortgage If the homestead or lands included therein are mortgaged by the joint deed of husband and wife, the joining of the wife or husband in the mortgage shall have no other effect than to bar her or his claim to the homestead as against the mortgage. If […]