Any married man, seized of any real estate, whose wife has a mental disability, and who desires to sell and convey or to mortgage any such real estate, or any part thereof, may present his petition to the Court of Chancery, stating the facts. The Court may, if it considers it a proper case, make an order appointing a trustee for such married woman with a mental disability to join in any deed or mortgage on her behalf with her husband, and to sign, seal and acknowledge the deed or mortgage as such trustee in the same manner as deeds and mortgages are by law acknowledged.

17 Del. Laws, c. 616, § ?1; Code 1915, § ?3202; Code 1935, § ?3663; 25 Del. C. 1953, § ?104; 49 Del. Laws, c. 57, § ?1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1; 79 Del. Laws, c. 371, § ?25;

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Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 25 Sec. 104

  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.