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The Laws of New York
Consolidated Laws of New York
CHAPTER 50
Real Property
ARTICLE 6
Dower and Curtesy
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Widow may bequeath a crop
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SECTION 204
Widow's quarantine
Real Property (RPP) CHAPTER 50, ARTICLE 6
§ 204. Widow's quarantine. A widow may remain in the chief house of
her husband forty days after his death, whether her dower is sooner
assigned to her or not, without being liable to any rent for the same;
and in the meantime she may have her reasonable sustenance out of the
estate of her husband.