{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-394.480","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 394.480","heading":"Contribution when curtesy or dower taken from devise.","body":"(1) When a widower's curtesy or widow's dower is taken, or the survivor's portion is\nmade up, in whole or in part, from the estate devised to a devisee, such devisee shall\nhave contribution on the principles of KRS 394.420 to 394.490 unless the will\notherwise directs, or it is necessarily to be inferred therefrom that the testator\nintended the same to fall on such devisee.\n(2) When a widower or widow loses his jointure by a defect of title, or renounces it in\nlegal manner, and his dower, curtesy or portion is a ssigned or made up in whole or\nin part from the estate devised to a devisee, that devisee shall have contribution on\nthe principles of KRS 394.420 to 394.490.","path":["KRS Chapter 394"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=36291","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:26Z","sha256":"b19c5f20eae54b23eff71bed32156194289ad81c95a24828f37c227fb4f29163","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-394.470","next":"us-ky/krs-394.490"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}