Every married woman abandoned by her husband without just cause, who is the owner in her own right of real estate in this State, may sell or otherwise dispose of such real estate as effectually as if she were a single woman. A deed executed and certified as provided in § 124 of this title and recorded in the county in which the lands lie shall be as effectual as if the grantor executing the deed were a single woman.
Structure Delaware Code
Subchapter I. General Provisions
§ 101. Transfer of title to real estate by deed.
§ 102. Effect of deeds by married women.
§ 103. Circumstances under which wife may bar her dower without husband being a party.
§ 104. Trustee for wife with a mental disability; barring of dower.
§ 105. Trustee for husband with a mental disability; barring of curtesy.
§ 106. Effect of deed executed by trustee for spouse with a mental disability.
§ 107. Conveyance of real estate by married woman deserted without just cause.
§ 108. Deeds and other instruments executed by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation.
§ 109. Defeasance or contract for reconveyance; recording; acknowledgment or proof.
§ 110. Certificates of notaries public; validity [Effective until Aug. 1, 2023].
§ 110. Certificates of notaries public; validity [Effective Aug. 1, 2023].