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Subject: Re: [VAROOTS-L] DOWER's RIGHTS
Date: Fri, 4 Jun 1999 22:17:59 EDT
In a message dated 06/04/1999 9:46:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
writes:
<< If a wife signs away her dower's rights in 1744 does members of her
family have to sign with her? Thanx, Gayle >>
No - but she would have been officially questioned to make sure her husband
had not threatened her in any way to make her sign them away. That affidavit
should be with the deed papers.
Bev
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