New Jersey Statutes 3B:28-1. Estates of dower and curtesy prior to May 28, 1980
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 3B:28-1
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Dower: A widow
- Estate: means all of the property of a decedent, minor or incapacitated individual, trust or other person whose affairs are subject to this title as the property is originally constituted and as it exists from time to time during administration. See New Jersey Statutes 3B:1-1
- Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
3B:28-1. Estates of dower and curtesy prior to May 28, 1980.
The widow or widower, whether alien or not, of an individual dying intestate or otherwise, shall be endowed for the term of his life of one half of all real property of which the decedent, or another to the decedent’s use, was seized of an estate of inheritance at any time during marriage prior to May 28, 1980, unless the widow or widower shall have relinquished her right of dower or his right of curtesy in the manner provided by P.L.1953, c.352 (C. 37:2-18.1) or such right of dower or such right of curtesy otherwise shall have been extinguished by law.
Amended 2004, c.132, s.89; 2005, c.160, s.19.