Disposal of property
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Summary
When property is brought at or about the time of marriage and may be jointly owned by husband and wife, the court can include fair provisions about that property in its decree. This applies in any proceeding under the Act. The court may order division, transfer, or other arrangements it considers just and proper.
Example
Priya received a flat as a wedding gift and the title was later put in both her and her husband's names. In divorce proceedings the court can include directions in its decree about who keeps the flat or how its value is to be divided. The court will decide what is just in the circumstances.
Bare Act
Enacted textIn any proceeding under this Act, the court may make such provisions in the decree as it deems just and proper with respect to any property presented, at or about the time of marriage, which may belong jointly to both the husband and the wife.
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