Forfeiture of dower by desertion and adultery

§ 19–103. Forfeiture of dower by desertion and adultery (a) A person who voluntarily abandons or deserts his or her spouse and lives with another person with whom he or she commits adultery, and who is convicted of the adultery by a court having jurisdiction, forfeits the right to dower, and is forever barred of an action to demand it. (b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply if the aggrieved spouse willingly, and without coercion, pardons the offending spouse and permits the resumption of cohabitation.