# Okla. Stat. tit. 16, § 16-6: When husband or wife may convey homestead

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T16_S16-6

## Section

- **Citation:** Okla. Stat. tit. 16, § 16-6
- **Heading:** When husband or wife may convey homestead
- **Jurisdiction:** Oklahoma
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OK Code / Title 16 / Section 16-6

## Text

Where the title to the homestead is in the husband, and the wife

voluntarily abandons him for a period of one (1) year or from any

cause takes up her residence out of the state, he may convey,

mortgage or make any contract relating thereto without being joined

therein by her; and where the title to the homestead is in the wife

and the husband voluntarily abandons her, or from any cause takes up

his residence out of the state for a period of one (1) year she may

convey, mortgage or make any contract relating thereto without being

joined therein by him.

## Nearby sections

- [Okla. Stat. tit. 16, § 16-1 Persons who may convey - Married persons - Legal entities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T16_S16-1.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 16, § 16-2 Witness not necessary](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T16_S16-2.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 16, § 16-3 Attorney-in-fact](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T16_S16-3.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 16, § 16-4 Necessity of writing and signing - Veterans' loans -](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T16_S16-4.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 16, § 16-5 Validation of conveyances](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T16_S16-5.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 16, § 16-6 When husband or wife may convey homestead](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T16_S16-6.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 16, § 16-7 Husband or wife of incapacitated spouse may sell, convey,](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T16_S16-7.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 16, § 16-8 Verified petition to be filed](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T16_S16-8.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 16, § 16-9 Copy of petition to be served](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T16_S16-9.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 16, § 16-9.1 Notice of sale - Orders](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T16_S16-9.1.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 16, § 16-10 Order of sale to be entered of record](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T16_S16-10.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 16, § 16-11 Estoppel by receiving benefits](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T16_S16-11.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 16, § 16-11A Constructive mortgage - Exemptions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T16_S16-11A.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 16, § 16-12 Officers' deeds recorded](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T16_S16-12.md)

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