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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Divorce Act, 1869 Section 25

Separated Wife Deemed Spinster for Purposes of Contract and Suing

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Divorce Act, 1869 Section 25 is part of Divorce Act, 1869 - Separated Wife Deemed Spinster for Purposes of Contract and Suing. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

In every case of a judicial separation under this Act, the wife shall, whilst so separated, be considered as an unmarried woman for the purposes of contract, and wrongs and injuries, and suing and being sued in any civil proceedings; and her husband shall not be liable in respect of any contact, act or costs entered into, done, omitted or incurred by her during the separation:

Provided that where, upon any such judicial separation, alimony has been decreed or ordered to be paid to the wife, and the same is not duly paid by the husband, he shall be liable for necessaries supplied for her use:

Provided also that nothing shall prevent the wife from joining, at any time during such separation, in the exercise of any joint power given to herself and her husband.

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What does Divorce Act, 1869 Section 25 provide?

Section Section 25 of the Divorce Act, 1869 (Separated Wife Deemed Spinster for Purposes of Contract and Suing) is reproduced on this page as part of the Divorce Act, 1869. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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