KRS 392.040: Lands in which surviving spouse to have no dower or curtesy.

(1) The surviving spouse shall not have dower or curtesy in land sold but not conveyed

by the deceased spouse before marriage, nor in land sold in good faith after

marriage to satisfy an encumbrance created before marriage or created by deed in

which the survi ving spouse joined, or to satisfy a lien for the purchase money. If,

however, there is a surplus of the land or proceeds of sale after satisfying the lien,

surviving spouse may have dower or curtesy out of that surplus of the land or

compensation out of th e surplus of the proceeds, unless they were received or

disposed of by the decedent in his lifetime.

(2) If the decedent held land by executory contract only, the surviving spouse shall not

have dower or curtesy in the land, unless decedent owned such an e quitable right at

the time of his death.