Acts and Regulations

2012, c.107 - Marital Property Act

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Dower
50(1)Subject to subsection (2) the common law right of a widow to dower is abolished.
50(2)Subsection (1) does not apply with respect to a right to dower that has vested in possession before January 1, 1981, and, despite the repeal of the Dower Act, chapter D-13 of the Revised Statutes, 1973, any such right shall be determined on the basis of the law in force immediately before January 1, 1981.
1980, c.M-1.1, s.49
Dower
50(1)Subject to subsection (2) the common law right of a widow to dower is abolished.
50(2)Subsection (1) does not apply with respect to a right to dower that has vested in possession before January 1, 1981, and, despite the repeal of the Dower Act, chapter D-13 of the Revised Statutes, 1973, any such right shall be determined on the basis of the law in force immediately before January 1, 1981.
1980, c.M-1.1, s.49