If a person violates KRS 530.010 the person's first spouse shall, on his conviction, be endowed of one-third (1/3) part of his real estate for life and an absolute interest in one- third (1/3) part of his other estate, to be allotted and recovered as dower or curtesy in other cases. A violator of KRS 530.010 shall forfeit her claim to dower or his claim to curtesy in their first spouse's estate.
KRS 392.100
Dower or curtesy rights in event of bigamy
Effective: January 1, 1975 History: Amended 1974 Ky
Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.