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Consolidated Laws of New York
CHAPTER 50
Real Property
ARTICLE 6
Dower and Curtesy
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When dower barred by misconduct
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When dower barred by jointure
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SECTION 196-A
When dower barred by dissolution of marriage
Real Property (RPP) CHAPTER 50, ARTICLE 6
§ 196-a. When dower barred by dissolution of marriage. In case of a
dissolution of the marriage because of the absence of the wife for five
successive years, as provided in section seven-a of the domestic
relations law, she shall not be endowed.