Tennessee § 31-2-102 - Dower and curtesy abolished.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 31-2-102 — Dower and curtesy abolished., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31-2-102. Dower and curtesy abolished.
Dower and curtesy, as formerly known, are abolished. This section shall neither abridge nor affect rights that have vested before April 1, 1977. Acts 1976, ch. 529, § 1; 1977, ch. 25, §§ 4, 5; T.C.A., § 31-202. Textbooks. Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (4th ed., Phillips and Robinson), §§ 426, 460, 647, 650, 810, 811, 943. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 8 Tenn. Juris., Curtesy, § 1; 9 Tenn. Juris., Descent and Distribution, §§ 8, 9, 12; 10 Tenn. Juris., Dower, § 1; 18 Tenn. Juris., Marriage, § 6; 18 Tenn. Juris., Mandamus, § 6; 18 Tenn. Juris., Marriage Contracts and Settlements, § 3; 20 Tenn. Juris., Partition, § 14; 21 Tenn. Juris., Redemption of Real Estate Sold for Debt, § 32; 24 Tenn. Juris., Vendor and Purchaser, § 46; 25 Tenn. Juris., Waste, § 1; 25 Tenn. Juris., Wills, § 166. Law Reviews. Intestate Succession in Tennessee (Douglas P. Quay), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 63 (1978). Protection Against Spousal Disinheritance: A Critical Analysis of Tennessee's New Forced Share System, 28 U. Mem. L. Rev. 561 (1998). Survey of Tennessee Property Law, II. Estates in General (Toxey H. Sewell), 46 Tenn. L. Rev. 161 (1979).
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