Statute · New York Real Property Law
N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 203 — Effect of acts of husband
N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 203
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- New York Real Property Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 203. Effect of acts of husband. An act, deed or conveyance, executed or performed by the husband without the assent of his wife, evidenced by her acknowledgment thereof, in the manner required by law to pass the contingent right of dower of a married woman, or a judgment or decree confessed by…
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N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 203 — Effect of acts of husband is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 203. Effect of acts of husband. An act, deed or conveyance, executed or performed by the husband without the assent of his wife, evidenced by her acknowledgment thereof, in the manner required by law to pass the contingent right of dower of a married woman, or a judgment or decree confessed by or recovered against him, or any laches, default, covin, or crime of a husband, does not prejudice the right of his wife to her dower or jointure, or preclude her from the recovery thereof.