Married Women’s Property Act 1882

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Married woman to be capable of holding property and of contracting as a feme sole

3. 2. Property of a woman married after the Act to be held by her as a feme sole

4. 3. Loans by wife to husband

5. 4. Execution of general power

6. 5. Property acquired after the Act by a woman married before the Act to be held by her as a feme sole

7. 6. As to stock, &c. to which a married woman is entitled

8. 7. As to stock, &c. to be transferred, &c. to a married woman

9. 8. Investments in joint names of married women and others

10. 9. As to stock, &c. standing in the joint names of a married woman and others

11. 10. Fraudulent investments with money of husband

12. 11. Moneys payable under policy of assurance not to form part of estate of the insured

13. 12. Remedies of married women for protection and security of separate property

14. 13. Wife's ante-nuptial debts and liabilities

15. 14. Husband to be liable for his wife's debts contracted before marriage to a certain extent

16. 15. Suits for ante-nuptial liabilities

17. 16. Act of wife liable to criminal proceedings

18. 17. Questions between husband and wife as to property to be decided in a summary way

19. 18. Married woman as an executrix or trustee

20. 19. Saving of existing settlements, and the power to make future settlements

21. 20. Married woman to be liable to the parish for the maintenance of her husband

22. 21. Married woman to be liable to the parish for the maintenance of her children

23. 22. Repeal of 33 & 34 Vict. c. 93; 37 & 38 Vict. c. 50

24. 23. Legal representative of married woman

25. 24. Interpretation of terms

26. 25. Commencement of Act

27. 26. Extent of Act

28. 27. Short title