The Perfect Jointure: Its Formulation After the Statute of Uses

dc.contributor.authorDrobac, Jennifer
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-14T18:13:21Z
dc.date.available2021-01-14T18:13:21Z
dc.date.issued1988
dc.description.abstractIn any era, widowhood has always been a disturbing prospect for a woman. For English women of the sixteenth and seventeenth-centuries it torbode a nightmare. They had no social security, retirement funds or substantial life insurance settlements to meet their financial requirements. There was some provision at Common Law for the financial support of widows but it was often times meagre comfort. Recognizing the failings of the Common Law, husbands turned to the creation of jointures in an attempt to provide for their widows. This paper examines the development of English jointures through three phases. First, it analyzes the 1536 Statute of Uses, 27 Henry VIII C. 10, and how it affected jointure formulation. Second, it appraises the impact of important cases relating to the formulation of an effective jointure. Finally, it reviews three legal treatises of historical significance, re-evaluating in particular the First Institute in which Sir Edward Coke asserted that his outline laid the foundation for a "perfect" jointure.en_US
dc.identifier.citation19 Cambrian Law Review 26en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1805/24838
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.titleThe Perfect Jointure: Its Formulation After the Statute of Usesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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