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Capacity of married women.
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2.—(1) Subject to this Act, a married woman shall—
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(a) be capable of acquiring, holding, and disposing (by will or otherwise) of, any property, and
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(b) be capable of contracting, and
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(c) be capable of rendering herself, and being rendered, liable in respect of any tort, contract, debt or obligation, and
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(d) be capable of suing and being sued, and
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(e) be subject to the law relating to bankruptcy and to the enforcement of judgments and orders,
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as if she were unmarried.
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(2) Subsection (1) shall apply as between a married woman and her husband in like manner as it applies as between her and any other person.
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(3) A married woman may act as a trustee or personal representative as if she were unmarried.
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(4) The provisions of the Settled Land Acts, 1882 to 1890, referring to a tenant for life and a settlement and settled land shall apply to a married woman as if she were unmarried.
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(5) A married woman may be the protector of a settlement as if she were unmarried.
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