N.Y. Real Property Law § 202: When provision in lieu of dower is forfeited

§ 202. When provision in lieu of dower is forfeited. Every jointure,

devise and pecuniary provision in lieu of dower is forfeited by the

woman for whose benefit it is made in a case in which she would forfeit

her dower; and on such forfeiture, an estate so conveyed for jointure,

or devised, or a pecuniary provision so made, immediately vests in the

person or legal representatives of the person in whom they would have

vested on the determination of her interest therein, by her death.