{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-427.100","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 427.100","heading":"Waiver of homestead exemption -- Continuance after death.","body":"No mortgage, release or waiver of an exemption granted by KRS 427.060 shall be valid\nunless it is in writing, subscribed by the defendant and his spouse, and acknowledged and\nrecorded in the same manner as conveyances of real estate. The exemption in favor  of an\nexecution debtor or one against whom judgment has been rendered shall continue after\nthe debtor's death for the benefit of his surviving spouse and children, but shall be\nestimated in allotting dower or curtesy.","path":["KRS Chapter 427"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=18550","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:45Z","sha256":"9e4573035ffee6281f3ce7cbdd7fcca35640a3c5880ef4392818052cbf7c5496","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-427.090","next":"us-ky/krs-427.110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}
