An Act for the more easy Barring of Dower.

  • Province
    Upper Canada (1792-1840)
  • Chapter
    37 George III Chapter 7
  • Year
    1797
  • Concepts
    Family Law
    Women's Property Rights
  • Jurisdictional Relevance
    Provincial/Provinciale
  • Number of Articles
    3
  • Description
    This act makes it lawful for any person entitled to a dowery to release a woman's right and title to dower in the land in question in order to bar any person from executing the same dower over such land.
  • Source
    Early Canadiana Online