{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-558.1","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 558.1","heading":"Right of widow to dower.","body":"Sec. 1.\n\nThe widow of every deceased person, shall be entitled to dower, or the use during her natural life, of 1/3 part of all the lands whereof her husband was seized of an estate of inheritance, at any time during the marriage, unless she is lawfully barred thereof.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 558","Act R-S-of-1846"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-558-1","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"a320f801b9a8790239e66aa8d825e715525e9f2fb4cb72795097de85417a2824","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-558.52","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-558.12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}