3A:37-5. Waiver of jointure; effect of demand
If a jointure is made before an intended wife becomes of age, or during her marriage, the widow may, at her election, waive the jointure and demand and have her dower.
If a jointure shall, through any defect, fail to be a legal bar to dower and the widow, availing herself of such defect, shall demand her dower, the estate or interest so conveyed or assured to such widow shall thereupon cease and determine.
Structure New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 3A - Administration of Estates--Decedents and Others
Section 3A:2A-41 - Meaning of child and related terms
Section 3A:16-16 - Sale free from dower or curtesy; order of court; deed to purchaser
Section 3A:16-17 - Compensation to dower or curtesy holder by lump sum or investment
Section 3A:25-12 - Distribution; when and how made.
Section 3A:25-39 - Definitions.
Section 3A:25-41 - Instrument; formalities; contents
Section 3A:25-43 - Time of filing of instrument
Section 3A:25-45 - Devolution of disclaimed property or interest; relation back to date of death
Section 3A:25-46 - Bar of right to disclaim.
Section 3A:25-47 - Binding effect
Section 3A:25-48 - Existence of right notwithstanding limitation
Section 3A:25-49 - Continuance of rights under other statutes
Section 3A:25-50 - Interests in property existing on effective date of act
Section 3A:35-3 - Trust estates not subject to dower or curtesy
Section 3A:36-1 - Action to recover dower or curtesy; damages
Section 3A:36-2 - Admeasurement.
Section 3A:36-3 - Where admeasurement cannot be had without prejudice; sale as in partition
Section 3A:36-4 - Admeasurement when real estate is sold subject to dower or curtesy by judgment
Section 3A:36-5 - Effect of admeasurement
Section 3A:37-1 - Bar by devise; election of widow or widower
Section 3A:37-2 - Bar by adultery
Section 3A:37-4 - Bar by jointure; dower