Dower and curtesy, as formerly known, are abolished. This section shall neither abridge nor affect rights that have vested before April 1, 1977.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 31-2-102
Dower and curtesy abolished
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In Re Whaley (2006)
Most recently applied in In Re Whaley (September 2006)
Acts 1976, ch. 529, § 1; 1977, ch. 25, §§ 4, 5; T.C.A., § 31-202.
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