Married women rights in India | Legal right wife in India

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Legal rights of a married woman in india
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Fundamental Rights

• Part III of the Constitution contains a long list
  of Fundamental Rights. They are classified into
  six groups
• Rights to Equality (Articles 14-18)
• Rights to Freedom (Articles 19-22)
• Right against Exploitation (Articles 23-24)
• Right to Freedom of Religion (Articles 25-28)
• Cultural and Educational Rights (Articles 29-30)
• Right to Constitutional Remedies (Articles 32-35)

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Legal rights of a married woman in india

• The Domestic Violence Act protects women
  from domestic violence by her husband or his
  family.
• It gives married women in India
  the legal right to file a petition against their
  husband or his relatives in case any harm is done
  to them, whether physical, mental or emotional.

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Right Against Domestic Violence

• Women can file a Zero FIR
• Call the national helpline 1091
• Confide to close friends, family
• Dont be hesitant to seek help from a counsellor

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Right To Reside In Marital Home
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Marital Home
A matrimonial home is basically a house, which a
woman shares with her husband.
The husband or his parents may own the
house. It can also be a rented property or
officially provided to him. Regardless, whether
it is an ancestral or a joint family house, the
daughter-in-law has the right to reside in it.
She can also reside
in her matrimonial home, even if her husband is
not there or is dead.
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Right To Streedhan
What is meant by Streedhan?
Streedhan is the property that a woman
obtains at the time of her marriage, it differs
from Dowry in the way that it is the voluntary
gifts given to a woman before or after
her marriage and has no element of coercion. ...
Women have an absolute right over their Streedhan.
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Right To Streedhan

• Supreme court has given women absolute rights
  over Streedhan. It rules that women dont lose
  the right even after divorce.
• It is the legal right
  wife in India to have complete ownership rights
  to all their Streedhan.

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Right to Parental Home

•  Married womens property rights
  India also states that daughters have a share in
  the mothers property.
• If the father does not sign any
  will before his death, they can take the help of
  court for legal assistance.

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Dignity and Respect
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Right to Live with Dignity and Respect
A wife has the legal right to live with dignity
and self-respect with her in-laws.
In India,
wives have the legal right to have the same
lifestyle that her husbands and in-laws have.
This provides married woman freedom after marriage
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Right to Maintenance by Husband

• A wife has the right to claim proper living
  standards and basic amenities of life from her
  husband.
• Though, the benefits are subject
  to the husbands living standards, his income and
  resources.

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Right to Child maintenance
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Right to Child maintenance

• It is the duty of the husband and the wife
  to provide adequate amenities to their minor
  child. In case the woman doesnt earn, then it is
  the responsibility of the man to provide monetary
  assistance. In case both
  partners cannot monetarily support the child,
  they can take assistance from their parents.

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