ยง 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.
Structure New York Laws
189 - Estate of Curtesy Abolished.
190-B - Lands Reacquired by the Husband.
191 - Dower in Lands Exchanged.
192 - Dower in Lands Mortgaged Before Marriage.
193 - Dower in Lands Mortgaged for Purchase-Money.
194 - Surplus Proceeds of Sale Under Purchase-Money Mortgages.
195 - Widow of Mortgagee Not Endowed.
196 - When Dower Barred by Misconduct.
196-A - When Dower Barred by Dissolution of Marriage.
197 - When Dower Barred by Jointure.
198 - When Dower Barred by Pecuniary Provisions.
199 - When Widow to Elect Between Jointure and Dower.
200 - Election Between Devise and Dower.
201 - When Deemed to Have Elected.
202 - When Provision in Lieu of Dower Is Forfeited.
203 - Effect of Acts of Husband.
205 - Widow May Bequeath a Crop.