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Last action · March 11, 2026

To Judiciary (H)

Introduced March 4, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB886

AN ACT relating to inherited property.

Amend KRS 392.020 to provide that the dower interest in a 1/3 life estate for real estate owned during marriage shall not apply to any property acquired by a spouse by inheritance during the marriage if it is not the primary residence of the married couple.

Domestic Relations Property Real Estate Wills, Trusts, And Estates

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This bill would change Kentucky law so that a spouse's automatic legal claim (called a "dower interest") on the other spouse's real estate does not apply to property one spouse inherited during the marriage, as long as that property is not the couple's primary home. Currently, a surviving spouse may have a right to a portion of real estate the other spouse owned during the marriage, but this bill would create an exception for inherited…

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