{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-404.030","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 404.030","heading":"Conveyance or encumbrance of real property by married woman --","body":"Husband's curtesy right -- Conveyance by married woman through agent.\n(1) A married woman may sell, convey or encumber any of her lands and chattels real,\nbut such sale, conveyance or encu mbrance shall not bar the husband's right to\ncurtesy unless he joins in the instrument of sale, conveyance or encumbrance or\nreleases his right to curtesy by separate instrument.\n(2) Any married woman may convey by agent any interest she has in real or per sonal\nproperty situated in this state if she could lawfully convey it in person. The\nconveyance shall be made by virtue of a power of attorney, executed and\nacknowledged or proven as deeds by married women are required to be.","path":["KRS Chapter 404"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=17537","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:31Z","sha256":"34225415b4e604279924239694b2398394fcf072dbed4e16a8f0919008f10677","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-404.020","next":"us-ky/krs-404.040"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}