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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

DIVORCE ACT, 1869 Section 31

Wife's legal position during continuance of order

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DIVORCE ACT, 1869 Section 31 is part of DIVORCE ACT, 1869 - Wife's legal position during continuance of order. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

So long as any such order of protection remains in force the wife shall be and be deemed to have been, during such desertion of her, in the like position in all respects, with regard to property and contracts and suing and being sued, as she would be under this Act if she obtained a decree of judicial separation.

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What does DIVORCE ACT, 1869 Section 31 provide?

Section Section 31 of the DIVORCE ACT, 1869 (Wife's legal position during continuance of order) 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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