Definition of DOTAL PROPERTY in Black's Law Dictionary 4th Edition – Legal dictionary – Glossary of legal terms.
Definition of DOTAL PROPERTY
In the civil law, in Louisiana. Property which the wife brings to the husband to assist him in bearing the expenses of the marriage establishment. Extradotal property, otherwise called "paraphernal property," is that which forms no part of the dowry. Fleitas v. Richardson, 13 Sup.Ct. 495, 147 U.S. 550, 37 L.Ed. 276. See, also, Community.
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