If there is a widow entitled to dower, and the return of the commissioners shows that there has been no partition of the residue after the assignment of her dower, she may, by petition, elect to take, in lieu of her dower by metes and bounds, an equivalent share of the proceeds of sale of the whole of the real estate. Thereupon, the Court may set aside the assignment of dower as made by the commissioners, and shall order the real estate to be sold. Out of the proceeds of the sale, after the payment of the costs of the proceedings, the Court may invest the share upon which the widow is entitled to receive the interest or may deposit the share in any bank or trust company in this State so that the widow shall receive the income during her life and the principal shall be paid to the other parties entitled after the death of the widow.
Structure Delaware Code
Chapter 7. JOINT ESTATES AND PARTITION
Subchapter II. Partition Proceedings
§ 721. Petition for partition; persons entitled to apply.
§ 723. Unknown or uncertain parties in interest; description in petition; service by publication.
§ 724. Decree of partition; appointment and duties of commissioners.
§ 725. Appointment of a new commission.
§ 726. Final decree of partition.
§ 727. Proportionment of shares among issue claiming by stocks.
§ 728. Procedure upon petition by all interested parties.
§ 729. Appointment of trustee for public sale of premises; conveyance by trustee.
§ 730. Allotment of primary interests.
§ 731. Deed upon death of purchaser.
§ 732. Title upon sale; transfer of liens to proceeds.
§ 733. Investment or division of sale proceeds.
§ 734. Sales upon credit; purchase money security; preference of mortgage.
§ 736. Dower, curtesy or other estate in undivided shares of parties to partition proceedings.
§ 737. Procedure where dower, curtesy or life estate exists.
§ 738. Advancements; treatment upon partition.
§ 739. Assignment of dower without embracing residue.
§ 740. Election to take dower from proceeds of sale; investment or deposit of widow's share.
§ 741. Appointment of trustee for joint owner's widow with a mental disability.
§ 742. Appraisement of value of widow's dower; payment of widow's share and distribution of residue.
§ 744. Curtesy; barred by wrongful conduct of husband.
§ 746. Partition of several tracts held by same joint owners; power of commissioners and Court.
§ 748. Power of commissioners to make return of partition of part of lands; procedure.