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In  buying  from  a  married  woman  real 
estate  located  in  Massachusetts,  which 
she  inherited,  is  it  necessary  for  her  hus¬ 
band  to  sign  the  deed  to  have  a  good 
title?  Tt.  c.  T.. 
Massachusetts. 
I»y  the  laws  of  Massachusetts,  a  hus¬ 
band  on  bis  wife's  death  is  entitled  to 
hold  for  life  one-third  of  all  land  owned 
by  her  during1  her  coverture.  This  in¬ 
terest  is  known  ns  courtesy.  This  right 
may  be  barred  by  the  husband  joining  in 
the  deed  of  his  wife  conveying  the  land, 
lie  should  tlieiefnre  sign  the  deed  with 
his  wife. 
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Distribution  of  Property 
Can  you  advise  mo  how  real  estate 
here  and  elsewhere  in  New  York  State, 
stock,  tools,  money  in  savings  and  busi¬ 
ness  bank  would  be  distributed?  All  real 
estate  is  owned  jointly  by  myself  and 
wife.  My  wife  desires  to  will  everything 
real  or  personal  to  me.  and  I  desire  to 
will  everything  to  her  without  conditions 
of  any  kind.  No  children.  Can  you  ad¬ 
vise  how  such  will  should  be  worded  and 
Witnessed  ?  E.  V.  IC. 
New  York. 
If  everything  is  held  jointly  in  both 
your  names  on  the  death  of  one  the  sur¬ 
vivor  would  he  entitled  to  the  whole 
ownership  immediately.  A  form  of  will 
follows:  it  should  be  witnessed  by  two 
disinterested  persons  over  21  who  should 
give  then*  addresses.  In  witnessing  the 
will  follow  the  statement  of  the  clause 
following  the  signature  carefully. 
ULAXTC  FORM  OF  WILE 
and  he  survives  bis  wife.  On  your  step¬ 
mother's  death  her  luishand  will  he  en¬ 
titled  to  one-third  of  all  of  her  property 
absolutely,  and  <mly  if  they  have  had  a 
child  may  he  claim  a  life  interest  in  all 
her  real  property.  At  her  death,  there¬ 
fore,  be  may  claim  one-third  absolutely, 
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Note  from  Husband  to  Wife 
A  man  borrows  some  money  of  bis  af¬ 
fianced  wife,  and  gives  her  his  personal 
note,  due  one  year  from  date  with  inter¬ 
est.  She  is  now  his  wife,  and  the  note 
Distribution  of  Estate  to  Husband 
A  woman  dies  in  Connecticut  owning 
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r><>  T I  TCI  1151!  Y  MAKE,  PTjBLTfcTI  AND 
DEC  LAKE  this  to  be  my  Last  Will  and 
Testament : 
FIRST :  I  direct  my  executor  herein¬ 
after  named  to  pay  my  just  debts;  funer¬ 
al  and  testamentary  expenses,  as  soon 
after  m.v  death  as  may  be  practicable. 
SECOND:  All  <>f  my  estate,  of  what¬ 
soever  kind.  real,  personal  or  mixed,  I 
give,  devise  and  bequeath  to  my  (wife  or 
husband  I  absolutely. 
THIRD:  I  appoint  my  (wife  or  hus¬ 
band  )  the  executor  of  this  my  hist  will 
and  testament,  and  I  direct  that  (he  or 
she)  he  not  required  to  give  any  bond 
or  security  as  such. 
FOURTH :  I  hereby  revoke  any  and 
all  other  wills  or  testamentary  doeu- 
by  me  at  any  time  heretofore  is  due;  as  it  cannot  be  paid  just  at  this 
time,  what  must  be  done  in  regard  to  it 
I  have  to  make  it  lawful?  Will  the  old  note 
,  still  be  good,  or  will  there  have  to  be  nil- 
day  other  made  out,  and  please  tell  me  the 
form  it  will  need  to  be  made  in. 
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children.  What  right  does  the  husband 
have  in  the  property?  s.  R.  c. 
If  the  parties  were  married  since  JS77 
and  there  are  no  children  the  husband  is 
entitled  to  all  the  estate,  real  and  per¬ 
sonal  absolutely  to  the  extent  of  $2,1(00, 
and  one-lmlf  absolutely  of  the  remainder 
of  the  mate.  The  residue  of  the  estate 
shall  be  distributed  equally  to  the  parents 
of  the  intestate,  and  if  there  be  no  parent, 
then  to  the  brothers  and  sisters  of  the 
intestate  of  the  whole  blood. 
nients 
made. 
IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF, 
hereunto  set  my  hand  and  seal  at 
. this.  . . 
of . in  the  year  101 
(sign  here)  ( 
Subscribed,  sealed,  published  and  de-  At  common  law  husband  and  wife 
dared  by  the  above  named  testator .  could  not  contract  with  or  sue  each 
. as  anil  for  (his  or  other,  and  a  note  given  by  one  to  the 
her)  last  will  and  testament,  in  the  pros-  other  was  void,  and  your  State  has  not 
dice  of  ns,  and  each  of  ns,  who.  in  (his  yet  changed  this  rule.  The  property  she 
or  her)  presence  and  at  (his  or  her)  re-  has.  however,  at  the  time  of  her  mur- 
quest,  and  in  the  presence  of  each  other,  riage  continues  her  sole  and  separate  Mistress:  "Really,  cook,  what 
have  hereunto  subscribed  our  names  as  property,  and  is  not  subject  to  the  dis-  you  been  doing?  Seven  o’clock,  am 
attesting  witnesses  this . . .  postil  of  her  husband.  The  moral  obliga-  rabbit  not  put  on  yet!”  Took:  "< 
day  of . ti<»n  to  repay  is  still  there,  and  the  motley  help  it,  ma’am;  I  never  knew  any' 
witnesses:  aodkksses :  rightly  belong  to  her,  and,  under  the  eir-  take  so  long  to  pluck  in  me  life 
- cumstanges,  why  is  it  not  best  to  let  the  Philadelphia  Ledger. 
Survivor’s  Right  to  Property  note  nni  and  pay  it  with  interest  when' 
convenient,  as  is  done  m  many  cases  in 
When  real  estate  in  New  York  State  business  transactions? 
has  been  bought  by  husband  and  wife,  to 
hold  equally,  and  if  either  one  dies  with¬ 
out  making  a  will,  does  the  survivor  have  c  .  ,  ,  £  ,  D 
absolute  ownership  of  the  property  ^ale  of  Infants  Property 
against  all  Other  heirs,  and  also  of  any  My  husband,  in  bis  will,  left  house  and 
money  deposited  jointly  in  a  bank,  winch  property  to  mo  for  life  or  so  long  as  I 
has  been  made  payable  to  either  or  sin-  remain  a  widow.  After  my  death,  or 
vivor?  Would  residence  in  another  should  I  remarry,  it  is  to  be  divided  be- 
State,  of  either  one  or  both  parties  at  tween  mv  children,  share  and  share  alike, 
time  of  decease,  make  any  difleronce  to  As  this  house  and  property  is  mortgaged 
survivor  ns  t<»  absolute*  ownership  nt  real  and  the  children  are  minors  it  is  up  to 
or  personal  property  held  jointly?  me  to  pay  this  off  at  ho  much  a  month. 
Pennsylvania.  A.  it.  As  J  am  in  poor  circumstances,  this  is 
Lauds  conveyed  to  husband  and  wife  f"n  much  for  mo  to  pay.  Is  there  any 
in  New  York  are  held  by  them  as  tenants  la.w  "*  the  Mato  ot  New  Jersey  that 
by  tlie  entirety  as  at  (‘Opinion  law  unless  ",,’l  allow  me  to  dispose  ol  the  house 
the  contrary  intention  is  plainly  ex-  and  ^  property  with  the  consent  _  of  my 
pressed  in  the  deed,  and  the  survivor  has  children,  I  being  the  guardian  of  them ? 
the  absolute  ownership  thereof  against  New  Jersey.  MRS.  J.  w. 
all  other  heirs  without  any  further  pro-  Yes,  there  i>  such  a  law.  You  must 
eer dings,  and  this  is  true  also  of  the  apply  by  petition  to  the.  (Mart  of  Clian- 
monex  deposited  in  bank  in  Now  York,  y  describing  the  lands  to  be  sold,  the 
while  m  Pennsylvania  smwivorshipui  different  estates  bold  by  von  and  the 
punt  tenancy  seeins  to  be  abolished.  I  he  Huldnai.  the  reasons  for  sale.  etc.  Nn- 
residenee  m  another  State  would  make  tiee  uf  tlie  application  is  then  given  to 
a  dill  or  once,  as  real  property  is  regulated  interested  parties.  You  will  probably  re¬ 
in  its  descent  by  the.  law  of  tlie  place  .pure  tin*  services  of  a  local  attorney  to 
where  it  is  situated  (New  York),  while  (j0  this, 
the  distribution  of  personal  property  is 
governed  bv  the  law  of  the  State  of  the 
vesiibmce  of  the  owner  at  the  time  of  his  Property  Rights  of  Adopted  Child 
,  -  1.  If  the  foster-parents  of  a  legally 
u„  i  p.„r, PTcrl-o  adopted  child  die  intestate,  does  the 
Husband  s  Property  Right  adopted  child  Share  the  estate  with  her 
Some  years  ago  my  father  died  in  foster-brothers  and  sisters,  or  take  the 
Connecticut,  willing  to  my  step-mother  whole  of  it  if  (here  are  no  other  children? 
all  his  property,  which  consisted  of  half  2.  Does  an  adopted  child  share  in  an 
a  homestead  1 ionise  and  several  acres  of  estate,  if  tile  foster-parent  leaves  it  by 
land),  which  he  inherited  a  short  time  will  to  be  divided  among  bis  or  her  ebii- 
befoiv  liis  death,  the  other  half  going  to  a  dren  without ■_  specifically  mentioning  tin* 
cousin.  About  17  or  IS  years  ago  my  adopted  child?  Does  it  make  any  tii (Tor- 
step-mother  remarried  and  later  her  bus-  cnee  if  the  will  was  made  before  or  after 
band  bought  out  the.  cousin's  half  of  the  the  child  was  adopted?  If  A  leaves  a 
aforesaid  property.  They  have  let.  the  sum  of  money,  in  trust,  to  lie  divided 
place  and  my  step-mother  has  always  paid  equally  among  the  children  of  It.  at  E’s 
her  half  of  the  taxes,  water  rates,  etc.,  death  would  TVs  adopted  child  share  the 
and  bad  ball’  the  rent.  Now.  she  has  estate  equally  with  bis  own  children,  or 
made  a  will  leaving  her  half  of  that  take  the  whole  of  it  if  1>  bad  no  cliil- 
property  to  me,  and  the  lawyer  told  her  dren  of  his  own?  L  Would  it  make  any 
the  law  would  give  her  husband  the  use  difference  if  the  child  was  adopted  by  R 
of  her  half  of  the  place  as  long  its  lie  before  or  after  the  date  of  A's  will? 
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