Marriage isn’t just a bond of love—it's a legal partnership. Let’s explore 10 rights every Indian couple should know.

Right to Maintenance: Spouses have a legal right to financial support (maintenance/alimony) if separated. This applies to both men and women under certain laws.

Conjugal Rights: Each partner has a legal right to cohabitation unless valid grounds for separation exist. Enforced under Section 9 of Hindu Marriage Act.

Property Rights After Marriage: Spouses do not automatically gain joint ownership of property after marriage. Ownership depends on whose name the property is registered in.

Right to Streedhan: All gifts and wealth given to the wife during marriage remain her legal property. It must be returned even in case of divorce.

Right to Marital Privacy: Couples have the right to marital privacy and protection from interference—even from family. Recognized under Right to Life (Article 21).

Right Against Domestic Violence: Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (2005) offers legal protection to wives. Includes emotional, physical, sexual, and financial abuse.

Right to File for Divorce: Either spouse can file for divorce under grounds like cruelty, adultery, desertion, or mutual consent. Marriage laws vary by religion.

Right to Adopt: Legally married couples can jointly adopt a child in India, subject to eligibility under adoption laws.

Inheritance Rights: Both husband and wife have inheritance rights in each other’s property—especially under Hindu Succession Act.

Marital Rape (Controversial): Currently, marital rape is not recognized as a criminal offense under Indian law. This remains a debated and evolving legal issue.

Empower Your Marriage with Knowledge: Knowing your rights helps build respect, security, and equality in marriage.

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Marriage isn’t just a bond of love—it's a legal partnership. Let’s explore 10 rights every Indian couple should know.

Marriage isn’t just a bond of love—it's a legal partnership. Let’s explore 10 rights every Indian couple should know.

Right to Maintenance: Spouses have a legal right to financial support (maintenance/alimony) if separated. This applies to both men and women under certain laws.

Right to Maintenance: Spouses have a legal right to financial support (maintenance/alimony) if separated. This applies to both men and women under certain laws.

Conjugal Rights: Each partner has a legal right to cohabitation unless valid grounds for separation exist. Enforced under Section 9 of Hindu Marriage Act.

Conjugal Rights: Each partner has a legal right to cohabitation unless valid grounds for separation exist. Enforced under Section 9 of Hindu Marriage Act.

Property Rights After Marriage: Spouses do not automatically gain joint ownership of property after marriage. Ownership depends on whose name the property is registered in.

Property Rights After Marriage: Spouses do not automatically gain joint ownership of property after marriage. Ownership depends on whose name the property is registered in.

Right to Streedhan: All gifts and wealth given to the wife during marriage remain her legal property. It must be returned even in case of divorce.

Right to Streedhan: All gifts and wealth given to the wife during marriage remain her legal property. It must be returned even in case of divorce.

Right to Marital Privacy: Couples have the right to marital privacy and protection from interference—even from family. Recognized under Right to Life (Article 21).

Right to Marital Privacy: Couples have the right to marital privacy and protection from interference—even from family. Recognized under Right to Life (Article 21).

Right Against Domestic Violence: Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (2005) offers legal protection to wives. Includes emotional, physical, sexual, and financial abuse.

Right Against Domestic Violence: Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (2005) offers legal protection to wives. Includes emotional, physical, sexual, and financial abuse.

Right to File for Divorce: Either spouse can file for divorce under grounds like cruelty, adultery, desertion, or mutual consent. Marriage laws vary by religion.

Right to File for Divorce: Either spouse can file for divorce under grounds like cruelty, adultery, desertion, or mutual consent. Marriage laws vary by religion.

Right to Adopt: Legally married couples can jointly adopt a child in India, subject to eligibility under adoption laws.

Right to Adopt: Legally married couples can jointly adopt a child in India, subject to eligibility under adoption laws.

Inheritance Rights: Both husband and wife have inheritance rights in each other’s property—especially under Hindu Succession Act.

Inheritance Rights: Both husband and wife have inheritance rights in each other’s property—especially under Hindu Succession Act.

Marital Rape (Controversial): Currently, marital rape is not recognized as a criminal offense under Indian law. This remains a debated and evolving legal issue.

Marital Rape (Controversial): Currently, marital rape is not recognized as a criminal offense under Indian law. This remains a debated and evolving legal issue.

Empower Your Marriage with Knowledge: Knowing your rights helps build respect, security, and equality in marriage.

Empower Your Marriage with Knowledge: Knowing your rights helps build respect, security, and equality in marriage.

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