The portion of a real property due to a wife is referred to as dower. Which US states are dower states?

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Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, New Jersey, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin are Dower states.

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