The reason why marriage is a legal contract are many, but one of the big ones is to ensure that both spouses are taken care of after a divorce. Even when a couple decides to separate, they have an obligation to each other and their children.

In most cases, it is the rights and finances of a woman that suffer most from a divorce because she’s more likely to stay at home and look after the household. So, it becomes the responsibility of the breadwinner husband and legal right of the woman to receive financial and legal recoupments as listed below.