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What all constitutes streedhan?


05-Oct-2023 (In Divorce Law)
Hi, I got married as per hindu marriage act on 8th dec 2016, but i have not got it registered it. What exactly is "streedhan"? Is it the things that my parents gave plus everything that i got from my in laws? Am i entitled to all the things that i got as presents from the in laws and thier relatives such as mudhikhai etc
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Answer #1
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1. Gifts made to a woman before the nuptial fire. 2. Gifts made to a woman at the bridal procession 3. Gifts made in token of love by father-in-law, mother-in-law 4. Gifts made by father, mother and brother
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Answer #2
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Dear Mad'm The Streedhan is the property that a woman obtains at the time of her marriage, it differs from Dowry in the way that it is the voluntary gifts given to a woman before or after her marriage and has no element of coercion. ... Women have an absolute right over their Streedhan.
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