TITLE 55

PROPERTY IN GENERAL

CHAPTER 10

HOMESTEADS

55-1007.  Conveyance or encumbrance by a married couple. The homestead of a married person shall not be conveyed or encumbered by a spouse without the consent of the other spouse. Either spouse may execute a power of attorney authorizing the other spouse to convey or encumber the homestead on behalf of the principal. Consent shall be evidenced by:

(1)  Each spouse executing and acknowledging the instrument by which the homestead is conveyed or encumbered; or

(2)  A deed from one spouse to the other spouse establishing the homestead property as the sole and separate property of the grantee spouse.

History:

[55-1007, added 2025, ch. 216, sec. 2, p. 1024.]