Expense Account, Mint
How much do you think you will walk away with if you get a divorce?” I’ve asked this question to many women and the answer has always been a naïve “half.” On 23 March, the cabinet cleared the Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2010, and if Parliament passes it, married women in India will be closer to a fairer deal in marital property in a divorce. The Bill amends the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, and the Special Marriage Act, 1954, and says that the woman should get a share of all matrimonial property.