Dower By Common Law in United States

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The ordinary kind of dower in English and American law, consisting of a life interest in one third of the lands the husband or wife was seized in fee at any time during the coverture. The dower interest must be released by the spouse signing the Warranty Deed if the real estate is conveyed to a new party or the title is defective to the new party.

(Revised by Ann De Vries)

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