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According to Kenyan law, a divorcing couple’s property should be divided based on each spouse’s contribution. But rights advocates who tried, and failed, to change the law to an even split say women’s contributions are largely non-monetary and hard to prove in court.
When Kenya passed the Matrimonial Property Act five years ago, it joined a series of laws protecting women’s access to their property. But patriarchal traditions and lack of awareness about their rights leave many women fighting to keep land that is legally theirs.
In the Philippines, lack of divorce laws means hefty annulment fees, no division of assets and no child support for women whose marriages break down. But a new bill is trying to change that.
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