New Jersey Statutes 2A:56-25. Sale free from dower or curtesy; order of court; deed to purchaser
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2A:56-25
- Dower: A widow
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
When real estate is ordered sold in partition proceedings and a person is entitled to a right or estate of dower or curtesy in the premises, or any part or share thereof, the court may, at the time of making the order for the sale of such premises, considering all the circumstances of the case, and having regard to the interests of all persons concerned, determine whether such right or estate shall be excepted from the sale of the premises or sold therewith, and order or enter judgment accordingly.
If the sale of the premises including such right or estate is ordered, the estate and interest of every such person shall pass thereby, and the purchaser, his heirs and assigns shall hold the premises free and discharged from all claims by virtue thereof.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.