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Married Women Act · 2014 Revised Edition · Part II · Rights and Duties of Husband and Wife
Married Women Act · 2014 Revised Edition · Part II · Rights and Duties of Husband and Wife
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Subject to the provisions of this Act, a married woman shall —
be capable of acquiring, holding and disposing of, any property;
be capable of rendering herself, and being rendered, liable in respect of any tort, contract, debt or obligation;
be capable of suing and being sued in her own name either in tort or in contract or otherwise and shall be entitled to all remedies and redress for all purposes; and
be subject to the law relating to bankruptcy and to the enforcement of judgments and orders, in all respects as if she were a feme sole.
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