Equality in marriage and family relations 1994, para. 31
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Even when these legal rights are vested in women, and the courts enforce them, property owned by a woman during marriage or on divorce may be managed by a man. In many States, including those where there is a community-property regime, there is no legal requirement that a woman be consulted when property owned by the parties during marriage or de facto relationship is sold or otherwise disposed of. This limits the woman's ability to control disposition of the property or the income derived from it.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Person(s) affected
Families
Women
Year
1994
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CEDAW General Recommendation No. 21, Equality in marriage and family relations (1994), para. 31.