Tag: English common law

Dower Rights for Surviving Spouses: Does Your State Still Have This Old English Relic?

Sep 18, 2023

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by

Deeds.com

in Title, Vesting

If you live in Michigan, your state ended its dower rights in 2017. But if you live in Arkansas, Kentucky, or Ohio, dower is still on the books in your state. This musty old legal provision gives spouses a peculiar set of real estate protections. Kansas, too, has a “dower-like” provision in its KSA 59-505.…