The law does not limit marital spouses in their selection of profession, occupation, or last name.

Marital Status

Marital status

Marital Status

Marital status

In relation with the mutual supporting of marital partners, the law does not make any distinctions based on gender.

The Law on citizenship prescribes that the marital partner of a BiH citizen can obtain citizenship under the following conditions

Minimum Marital Age

Marital status Married

Marital status Married

Marital Status Married

Noting that customary law and case law provided the basis on which courts ruled on the sharing of marital property, she would appreciate the delegation explaining its customary law and indicating any trends in case law.

The new law also contains provisions on marital rape, trade in and possession and distribution of child pornography, forced prostitution and stalking.

All women, and as far as the usage of the pensions of marital partners goes, both men and women, have the right to a family pension after the death of their marital partner if they fulfill a condition determined by law.

The property of marital partners

Marital status Married, three children.

Rights from marriage and marital relations

Situation of Women in Marital Relationships

Marital status Married, with 3 children

Marital status Married with four children

Marital status Married with two children

Marital status Married with four children

each marital partner can add the last name of his or her marital partner to his or her own last name

in the executive procedure the marital partner does not answer for the liabilities his marital partner had before entering the marriage.

The property that during marital community one of the marital partners obtains by some other legal basis is his or her separate property.

Property that was obtained by marital partners by working during their marital community, as well as the earnings from this property, constitutes joint property.

He said no to many short term marital relationships.

Marital status Married to Mrs. Nariman BENCHAA MINDUA (Biologist).

If the law was in the process of being amended, information should be provided on whether marital violence, incest, honour killings and rape among family members were being addressed.

According to the provisions of the law, marital and extramarital communities are equal in all relations that concern children, and need to be in the best interest of the child.

The marital partner, who with his work during marriage, contributed to maintaining and increasing of the separate property of the marital partner (by, for example, improving the agricultural estate, etc.) can demand with an appeal that the other marital partner gives him or a reimbursement in money.

The law guarantees to women, as to men, the right to appeal to the courts, without any restriction, whether formal or procedural, or based on the marital status of the parties.

The marital partners by mutual consent dispose with their joint property.

Another factor leading to discrimination is related to the marital status.

The Criminal Code prohibited rape, and marital rape was considered rape.

The circumstance that the joint property was increased by the marital partner after the marriage has been terminated will not affect the size of the marital partner's portion of the property if he or she, with their behavior, had prevented the other marital partner in the further acquiring.

The law would permit marital rape, limit women s movements say, for work or study without male permission, and even make it illegal for a woman to refuse to dress as her husband wishes.

Evidence showed that persons knowingly enter into common law relationships by choice and as a result do not wish to be submitted to the marital regime and the obligations that flow from it.

However, it is impossible to know whether marital strife is a cause of child abuse, or if both the marital strife and the abuse are caused by tendencies in the abuser.

For many girls and women, non marital sex remains worse than death.

Marital rape occurs across cultures, and may not be considered a crime.

The Committee welcomes the enactment in 2002 of the Marital Rape Ordinance.

Table 20 Persons Marrying, By Age, Previous Marital Status and Religion, 2002

However, important protection existed for women, especially in cases of marital breakdown.

With his or her participation in the joint property, one marital partner cannot independently handle nor burden it with the legal business among living without the consent of the other marital partner.