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Where more affluent women can and will continue to survive these lopsided laws, what is a woman like Rajesha to do? Her solution: “If I don’t go back, I’ve got nothing. I’ll never have anything.”

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The reality is that unless we fix our broken judicial process and change a corrosive societal mindset, there is little legal redress for women trapped in abusive marriages.

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The government has announce plans to introduce a limited corrective that will allow the courts to award the woman a share in the matrimonial property if she has contributed to the same

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If the woman files for a divorce, she "has virtually zero chance of obtaining a financial settlement of any kind."

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In terms of dowry, a paltry 30 percent recover any part of the assets given by their parents. The survey also "found that 75 percent of women return to their “natal family” – parents or brothers. Nearly half reported they had no income, and 28 percent earned less than $50 a month."

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According to a recent survey of women of all income groups, 46 percent of the women never received their awarded maintenance, "and of those who received them, 60 percent said the funds did not come on time."

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In comparison to the statistics for divorce, the financial numbers for divorced and separated women are far more alarming

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Many women try to fled there husband from rape and physical abuse but stay because they are left poorly without money and cant raise their children

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he maintenance amounts are tiny, generally fix a share of 2 percent to 10 percent of the husband’s annual earnings for maintenance amounts

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the wife may not have access to documents that prove what her husband earns, Ms. Singh says.

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In India, where tax authorities estimate just 3 percent of the population pays personal income tax, and “black money” or under-the-table cash is common, the man’s actual earnings are often hidden, Ms. Singh says.

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The assets (vehicles, houses etc.) remain with the person who holds the title, most often the man. Two, when the woman has a case, she often can't afford the extended legal battle required to secure her rights.

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The end of even the worst marriage usually spells disaster for the average Indian woman

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pXLw3pUD74a4RqUn238pQ2Nh10nQlWvFdNBcnlf9sAw/edit

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