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Married Women's Status Act 1957.

Country/Territory
Ireland
Document type
Legislation
Date
1957 (2019)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An act to consolidate with amendments the law relating to the status of married women and the liabilities of husbands.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Gender Land tenure Ownership
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

The Act disciplines the status of married women and the liabilities of husbands. The Act establishes that a married woman shall: a) be capable of acquiring, holding, and disposing (by will or otherwise) of, any property, and (b) be capable of contracting, and (c) be capable of rendering herself, and being rendered, liable in respect of any tort, contract, debt or obligation, and (d) be capable of suing and being sued, and (e) be subject to the law relating to bankruptcy and to the enforcement of judgments and orders, as if she were unmarried.

Full text
English
Website
revisedacts.lawreform.ie