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what year were women allowed to won property separate from their husband?
Or as a single women
UK and USA
4 Answers
- TNHLv 58 years agoFavorite Answer
It varied in the US. The states decided in different years beginning in the late 1700's and steadily progressed into the late 1900's. Laws still vary between the states, but most are similar regarding property ownership and divorce settlement.
Source(s): Sociology - 8 years ago
In Scotland, 1880 (Law Reform, Husband and Wife Act). In England and Wales 1882 (Married Women's Property Act).
Before that a woman was considered to own her personal possessions such as jewellery, clothes and household items. The legal word for these was paraphernalia - which we now use to mean equipment.
- sshortsLv 58 years ago
Since time began.
If the women won some property then it is hers, the competition would have stated the entry conditions.
