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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 3A:35-3

  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Dower: A widow
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
When a deed or will vests title to real estate in a trustee to hold in trust for the benefit of a cestui que trust, and a statement as to the trust appears on the face of the deed or will, the wife or husband of the trustee shall not have a right or estate of dower or curtesy in the trust estate, and the trustee may, by his or her individual deed, convey the same free from any such right or estate.