N.Y. Domestic Relations Law Section 50
Property of married woman

Property, real or personal, now owned by a married woman, or hereafter owned by a woman at the time of her marriage, or acquired by her as prescribed in this chapter, and the rents, issues, proceeds and profits thereof, shall continue to be her sole and separate property as if she were unmarried, and shall not be subject to her husband’s control or disposal nor liable for his debts.

Source: Section 50 — Property of married woman, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/DOM/50 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Feb. 28, 2026).

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