In the Province of Alberta, Dower rights protect the spouse of a registered owner of real property (a house on land). The Dower Act requires the spouse who is not on title to consent to any disposition of land. A disposition of land usually comes up as the sale or mortgaging of the property." In this instance, I do believe this protection is fair in the disposition of real estate and I think it is absolutely necessary to have this kind of protection in place (if need be). Nowadays, it is common to see blended families and its not always the case that the children have a great relationship with their stepmom/dad. In my opinion, it is a good idea to have this in place for the protection of the spouse in the event of death. For example, if there
