Effective: January 13, 2012 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 124 – 129th General Assembly As used in sections 2103.01 to 2103.09 of the Revised Code, unless the context shows that another sense is intended, “property” includes real property and money, choses in action, evidences of debt, and other personal property.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 361 – 100th General Assembly A spouse who has not relinquished or been barred from it shall be endowed of an estate for life in one third of the real property of which the consort was seized as an estate of inheritance at any time during the […]
Effective: October 17, 1961 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 211 – 104th General Assembly Whenever “trustee,” “as trustee,” or “agent” follows the name of the grantee in any deed of conveyance of land recorded in this state and no other instrument containing a description of such land has been recorded in the office of the recorder […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly If accepted by the grantee, the conveyance of an estate or interest in real property in lieu of dower, to take effect on the death of the grantor, will bar such grantee’s right of dower in the real property of the grantor. […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly A widow or widower lawfully evicted from real property conveyed in lieu of dower, or any part thereof, shall be endowed with as much of the residue of the real property of the deceased consort as will equal that from which such […]
Effective: October 29, 1999 Latest Legislation: House Bill 59 – 123rd General Assembly In any action involving the judicial sale of real property for the purpose of satisfying the claims of creditors of an owner of an interest in the property, the spouse of the owner may be made a party to the action, and […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly A husband or wife who leaves the other and dwells in adultery will be barred from dower in the real property of the other, unless the offense is condoned by the injured consort.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly If a husband or wife gives up real property by collusion or fraud, or loses it by default, the widow or widower may recover dower therein.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly A tenant in dower in real property who commits or suffers waste thereto will forfeit that part of the property to which such waste is committed or suffered to the person having the immediate estate in reversion or remainder and will be […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly Sections 5305.01 to 5305.22, inclusive, of the Revised Code apply to the assignment of the dower of a husband.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The estate by the curtesy is abolished; but sections 2103.01 to 2103.09, inclusive, of the Revised Code shall not affect vested rights nor any section of the Revised Code.
