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New York Marital Property Laws
Explanation of Chart and More Information on Marital Property Laws
| Community Property Recognized? | No, but Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act (UDCPRDA) adopted. (Estates, Powers and Trusts Laws §§6-6.1, et seq.) |
| Dower And Curtesy | Certain dower rights for widow of marriage before September 1, 1930 (Real Property Law §§190, 190b); curtesy abolished (Real Property Law §189-certain rights remain for widower of woman who died on or before August 31, 1930) |
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