Legal Question in Family Law in India

The new bill proposes to give woman share in the ex-husband�s inherited property. As per the new bill, a wife will have a share in her husband's inherited or inheritable marital property on divorce, though the exact quantum of the compensation has been left to the discretion of the judge.

However, under the current laws, a woman seeking divorce is not entitled to any share in the husband's property. The ownership rests with the person who is holding the title. If the property is bought by the husband while the two were together and he holds the title, the wife can make a claim if she can prove her equity in the property. This means that under the current laws, a woman can claim share in her husband�s property only if she can prove that it is not his ancestral property and the woman has a stake in the property.

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Advocate Pooja

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