Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice
Abstract
The article examines the challenges faced by women and children in Zimbabwe in accessing maintenance and property rights after divorce, despite comprehensive legal provisions. It highlights the dual legal system's impact, the judiciary's discretion in property distribution, and the economic and cultural barriers women face, emphasizing the need for legal reforms and improved enforcement mechanisms.
Disciplines
Jurisprudence | Law | Law and Gender
Recommended Citation
Fareda Banda,
The Provision of Maintenance for Women and Children in Zimbabwe,
2
Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just.
71
(1995).
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https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol2/iss1/7