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In about 85 percent of the cases , separated women bear the burden of looking after their children single-handled

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Women could not work after a marriage or were able to work in a limited capacity

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In more than 60 percent of the cases , women claimed that marriage affected their career's

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not giving a divorce is also a tool that separated women have to negotiate terms of settlement with their spouse as their legal rights are significant.

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A large number of women "live at the mercy of their husbands during marriage" and even after a separation or divorce they are financially dependent on their fatal

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The economic Rights and entitlements of separated and divorced  women and India  

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The economic Rights and entitlements of separated and divorced  women and India  

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for women who were divorced and deserted Many women were selected to see why they were divorced or why did the marriage failed

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The most common reasons for domestic violence were "dowry demands", extra marital affairs or a second marriage of the spouse and the suspicious nature of the spouse.

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a separation or divorce entitles a women to "maintenance" from her spouse in the form support.

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Men have more access to the legal system

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The courts can take years to settle a case, and often women can;t afford the several rounds of litigation involved, even if the women does go to court.

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Most are from financial pressures that divorced women are left to face.

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A new legislation passed to give women equal rights to property (which never went through)

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there is a proposal to waive or reduce divorce called the "cooling off period" or mandatory waiting, which can be 6-8 months

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The amendment seeks to introduce the irretrievable breakdown of marriage, as for couples who seek divorces

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The government is likely to consider a proposal later to amend existing marriage laws in India

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"Divorce rates have not increased as much as they have" said Kirti Singh who practices family and property law in India

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Divorces are artificially low because how biased the system is against women, how could they leave if their husbands are wealthy

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gdYbZ1r5-6rbxXqQxRClopzsLZo3tDuSRYjcp2uAJcY/edit

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E6K4Tbr1oTd-JZhlH7JUkJB7F74xMBjqQwYCgPWg2yA/edit