Ohio § 1313.29 Dower right of spouse

Ohio Statutes

§ 1313.29 — Dower right of spouse

Ohio § 1313.29

Title 13Commercial Transactions

Ch. 1313Voluntary Assignments

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1313.29 (2026).

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When real property is to be sold as provided in sections1313.21to1313.31, inclusive, of the Revised Code, the husband or wife of the assignor may be made a party, and file an answer in the probate court to have such real property sold free of his or her contingent right of dower and to allow him or her in lieu thereof, out of the proceeds of the sale, such sum of money as the court deems the just and reasonable value of the dower interest therein. Such answer has the force and effect, in all respects, of a deed releasing such contingent dower interest in such real property.

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When real property is to be sold as provided in sections1313.21to1313.31, inclusive, of the Revised Code, the husband or wife of the assignor may be made a party, and file an answer in the probate court to have such real property sold free of his or her contingent right of dower and to allow him or her in lieu thereof, out of the proceeds of the sale, such sum of money as the court deems the just and reasonable value of the dower interest therein. Such answer has the force and effect, in all respects, of a deed releasing such contingent dower interest in such real property.