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Dower Rights - Do They Apply?

Jun 14, 2016
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Updated: Sep 15, 2025

How do you know if Dower Rights apply?

If there is one person on title, if that person is legally married, and if either of the two people have lived in the property since they were married, dower rights apply!

What does that mean for sellers? The spouse needs to sign off of the property before it is sold.

Learn more from real estate lawyer and CIR REALTY’s Partner Jeff Kahane at Kahane Law Office.

 

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June 14, 2016

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