Makes polygamy illegal;
Recognises the wife’s right to a different domicile from her husband;
States the rights and duties of both husbands and wives in the management of the home and children;
Makes it obligatory for parents to maintain their children, and for a husband to maintain his wife;
Governs divorce proceedings and entitles the divorced man or wife to a share of matrimonial assets;
Enables a battered spouse to gain protection from the perpetrator;
Provides the penalty for offences against women and girls
- See more at: http://app.msf.gov.sg/Policies/Women-Celebrating-Women/The-Womens-Charter#sthash.OzfiuwCl.dpuf