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W. Va. Code § 43-1-1

Dower and curtesy abolished

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 199 W. Va. 243 - Meadows v. Belknap (1997)

Most recently applied in 233 W. Va. 505 - Ross Stanley v. Carolyn Haynes Stanley (May 2014)

The estates of dower and curtesy are abolished.

Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.