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N.Y. Real Property Law § 193: Dower in lands mortgaged for purchase-money

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  1. Real Property Law
  2. Article 6. Dower and Curtesy

§ 193. Dower in lands mortgaged for purchase-money. Where a husband

purchases lands during the marriage, and at the same time mortgages his

estate in those lands to secure the payment of the purchase-money, his

widow is not entitled to dower of those lands, as against the mortgagee

or those claiming under him, although she did not unite in the mortgage.

She is entitled to her dower as against every other person.

Collected 2026-09-14T19:32:45Z. Source file · JSON

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