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PART II. REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS

TITLE I. TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY

CHAPTER 189. DOWER AND CURTESY

Chapter 189: Section 8. Barring of dower by pecuniary provision in lieu of dower

[ Text of section effective until July 1, 2011. Repealed by 2008, 521, Sec. 6. See 2008, 521, Sec. 44.]

  Section 8. A pecuniary provision, made for the benefit of an intended spouse and in lieu of dower, shall, if assented to as provided in the preceding section, bar dower in all the land of the person to whom such intended spouse is to marry.