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March 30, 2023, 12:21 p.m.
Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law does not provide for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Basic Law of Governance, Arts. 7 and 23 (2).
March 29, 2023, 12:58 p.m.
Countries: Congo
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law provides for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Code de la Famille, Arts. 207 et 220 (2).
March 29, 2023, 9:10 a.m.
Countries: China
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law'' database (2022), the law provides for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Civil Code, Arts. 1062-1063, 1087, and 1088 (2).
March 27, 2023, 3:26 p.m.
Countries: Cameroon
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

"With regard to division of property, in the event of the divorce, the marital assets are divided in accordance with the ownership regime chosen at time of marriage (separate and co-owned property regime) (Ordinance 81-02). For the latter, the property should be equally shared after a divorce" (3).
March 27, 2023, 2:12 p.m.
Countries: Cambodia
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

"(1) In case of divorce, the property shall be divided fairly in accordance with the agreement of the parties to the marriage. (2) If the spouses are unable to agree upon consultation, the property shall be divided in accordance with the following provisions: a) Each spouse shall retain separate property stated in Article 972 (Separate property). b) Each spouse shall have the right to receive one half of the common property in addition to his or her separate property; provided that where there are special circumstances and also an application is filed by one of the parties, the court may divide the common property [otherwise] taking into account all the...more
March 25, 2023, 5:45 p.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law provides for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Civil Code, Arts. 1626(4), 1677, 1683-1686, and 1691.
March 25, 2023, 5:40 p.m.
Countries: Cameroon
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law provides for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Code Civil, Arts. 1400 et 1401.
March 25, 2023, 5:33 p.m.
Countries: Cambodia
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law provides for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Civil Code, Art. 980(3).
March 25, 2023, 5:26 p.m.
Countries: Burundi
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law provides for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Code des Personnes et de la Famille, Art. 126.
March 25, 2023, 5:19 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law does not provide for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database cites the following as the source: no source provided.
March 25, 2023, 5:04 p.m.
Countries: Burkina Faso
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law provides for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Code des Personnes et de la Famille, Arts. 309, 319 et 320.
March 24, 2023, 12:20 p.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law provides for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Code Civil, Arts. 1387, 1400-1402 et 1404 (2).
March 24, 2023, 9:52 a.m.
Countries: Slovakia
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

"Termination of a marriage leads to the division of the community of property regime (art. 148 of the Civil Code). Matters are settled in accordance with the principles set out in the Community of property of spouses of the Civil Code 2009 (arts. 143-150), particularly article 150. Settlements include: (a) agreement; (b) judicial decision; (c) the lapse of a period (European Justice, 2016). Assets, deposits and claims are considered co-ownership and the shares are equal (art. 149 of the Civil Code)" (3).
March 22, 2023, 8:44 p.m.
Countries: Portugal
Variables: LO-LAW-1, ATDW-LAW-1

"Women have the same rights to own, use, make decisions over and use property as collateral, regardless of their marital status (Constitution, 1976). Unless there is a marriage contract providing otherwise, the community of property regime applies (Civil Code, 1966). The community property is administered by both spouses (Civil Code, 1966). The consent of both spouses is necessary for the disposal of immovable property and, in the absence of such consent, a legal transaction may be contested (Civil Code, 1966). In the event of divorce, the spouses’ community property is divided according to a rule of equal shares (Civil Code, 1966)" (9).
March 22, 2023, 6:33 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

"Regarding land, the law provides women and men with the same rights after divorce or separation to own, use, make decisions and use as collateral (Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, sect. 15 & 28). Provincial legislation regulates the specifics of division of property after divorce or separation, for instance the Ontario Family Law establishes that a provision on equalization of net family properties (sect. 5)" (8-9).
March 22, 2023, 2:30 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law provides for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Family Law Act, Sec. 5(7).
March 18, 2023, 10:20 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

"[T]he Family law enacted by the Federal Government and family laws of the regional states provide for the equal rights of women to communal property during the dissolution of marriage" (31).
March 16, 2023, 4:18 p.m.
Countries: Brunei
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law provides for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Islamic Family Law, Art. 59(4).
March 16, 2023, 4:13 p.m.
Countries: Brazil
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law provides for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Civil Code, Art. 1.640.
March 16, 2023, 4:07 p.m.
Countries: Botswana
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law does not provide for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Married Persons Property Act, Art. 4(1).
March 15, 2023, 10:24 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), the law does not provide for the valuation of nonmonetary property. The WBL database cites the following as the source: no source provided.
March 14, 2023, 2:48 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), the law provides for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Código de Familia, Art. 82 .
March 14, 2023, 2:47 p.m.
Countries: New Zealand
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), the law provides for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Property (Relationships) Act, Secs. 15, 15A, and 18 .
March 14, 2023, 2:46 p.m.
Countries: Netherlands
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), the law provides for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Civil Code, Book 1, Art. 94 .
March 14, 2023, 2:46 p.m.
Countries: Nepal
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business and the "Law" database (2022), the law does not provide for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database cites the following as the source: no source provided.
March 14, 2023, 2:46 p.m.
Countries: Namibia
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), the law provides for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Married Persons Equality Act, Arts. 2, 5, and 7.
March 14, 2023, 2:45 p.m.
Countries: Mozambique
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), the law provides for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Family Law of 2019, Art. 141 .
March 10, 2023, 8:51 p.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law provides for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Family Code, Art. 21(2).
March 10, 2023, 8:23 p.m.
Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

"Bosnia and Herzegovina has not ratified ILO convention 169 concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries. Regarding land, property and other non-land assets, the law provides married women with the same rights as married men to own, use, make decisions and use as collateral (Law on Property Rights of the FBiH, art. 3 & 6; Law on Property Rights of the RS, art. 3 & 6; Law on Ownership and Other Property Rights of the BD, art. 2 & 7). These laws provide women and men with the same rights after divorce or separation and they apply to all groups of women" (7).
March 8, 2023, 1:43 p.m.
Countries: Montenegro
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

"In case there is no agreement on how the property should be divided, the property of the spouses is divided into equal parts at the time of divorce. However, if one spouse proves that his or her contribution to the acquisition of the joint property is clearly and significantly greater than the contribution of the other spouse, the court will divide the joint property according to the contribution of each of the partners. What seems to be important is that in determining the share of each spouse, the court takes into account not only the income and earnings of each of them, but also the help of one spouse to...more