Economic consequences of marriage, family relations and their dissolution 2013, para. 49
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Many States parties, by law or custom, deny widows equality with widowers in respect of inheritance, leaving them vulnerable economically upon the death of a spouse. Some legal systems formally provide widows with other means of economic security, such as through support payments from male relatives or from the estate of the deceased. However, in practice, these obligations may not be enforced.
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.
Topic(s)
Economic Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
Families
Year
2013
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Other
Reference
CEDAW General Recommendation No. 29, Economic consequences of marriage, family relations and their dissolution (2013), para. 49.