N.Y. Real Property Law § 203: Effect of acts of husband

§ 203. Effect of acts of husband. An act, deed or conveyance, executed

or performed by the husband without the assent of his wife, evidenced by

her acknowledgment thereof, in the manner required by law to pass the

contingent right of dower of a married woman, or a judgment or decree

confessed by or recovered against him, or any laches, default, covin, or

crime of a husband, does not prejudice the right of his wife to her

dower or jointure, or preclude her from the recovery thereof.