Any deed executed and acknowledged by a trustee for a married man or woman with a mental disability, appointed pursuant to the provisions of § 104 or § 105 of this title, shall be as valid and effectual to bar and divest the right of dower or curtesy of the spouse with a mental disability, in case he or she survives, as if he or she had been legally capable and had in fact executed and acknowledged such deed. Any such deed, or the record thereof, shall be competent evidence in all the courts of this State.

17 Del. Laws, c. 616, § ?2; 22 Del. Laws, c. 444, § ?2; Code 1915, §§ ?3202, 3203; Code 1935, §§ ?3663, 3664; 25 Del. C. 1953, § ?106; 49 Del. Laws, c. 57, § ?1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1; 79 Del. Laws, c. 371, § ?27;

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Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 25 Sec. 106

  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Dower: A widow
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.