Dotal Property
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
By the civil law in Louisiana, by this term is understood that property which the wife brings to the husband to assist him in bearing the expenses of the marriage establishment. Civ. Code La. art. 2315.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
By the civil law in Louisiana, by this term is understood that property which the wife brings to the ln:sband to assist him in bearing the ex] of the marriage establishment Extradotal property, otherwise called paraphernal property, is that which forms no part of the dowry. La. Civ. Code, art. The effect of marriage under the civil law as found in the digest was that the wife brought her dos and the husband his antidos into the marriage. In all other property belonging to them they each retained the rights of owners in their separate capacities uncontrolled by their relation of husband and wife; Ballinger, Community Property § 2. See Community.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In the civil law, in Louisiana, by this term is understood that propertv which the wife brings to the husband to assist him in bearing the expenses of the marriage establishment. Extradotal property, otherwise called "paraphernal property," is that which forms no part of the dowry. Civ. Code La. art. 2335; Fleitas v. Richardson, 147 U. S. 550, 13 Sup. Ct. 495, 37 In Ed. 276.
Defined under Dotal in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In the civil law in Louisiana, by this term is understood that property which the wife brings to the husband to assist him in bearing the expenses of the marriage establishment. Extradotal property, otherwise called “paraphernal