Married daughter of a joint Hindu family can claim a share in father's property, according to a recent decision by the Mumbai High Court. Divorce and Christian marriages in India . As of May 1997, mental or physical cruelty is enough reason for a Christian woman in India to obtain a divorce. Article from Indian Express, May 1997. Summary of Hindu Marriage Act of 1955 .
Indian law bans abortions of female fetuses .
Divorce in India , a discussion from Emory U.'s postcolonial site. A study of divorce in rural Bangladesh from the UN Population Program Journal. When women seek divorce Summary of divorce laws in Bangladesh and case study of a divorce attempt by a Dhaka woman. A UK case involving divorce laws in Bangladesh . Laws and Constitutions in S. Asia Maternity leave benefits around the world , from the International Labour Organization, 1998.