{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-real-property-law-196-a","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Real Property Law § 196-a","heading":"When dower barred by dissolution of marriage","body":"§ 196-a. When dower barred by dissolution of marriage. In case of a\ndissolution of the marriage because of the absence of the wife for five\nsuccessive years, as provided in section seven-a of the domestic\nrelations law, she shall not be endowed.","path":["Real Property Law","Article 6. Dower and Curtesy"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/RPP/196-A","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"72cf86cc21400067ed262223ec3c0a45ca1f7714d48566c94e7def3357331388","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-real-property-law-196","next":"us-ny/n.y.-real-property-law-197"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}