Why was the Marital Property Act passed?
The law recognizes that both spouses contribute to supporting a marriage even if only one earns a salary, or if both draw an income but one earns more than the other. The law says that whatever the couple acquires during their marriage should belong to them equally. This translates into certain advantages. For example, a nonemployed spouse has easier access to credit, and each spouse can make individual decisions about bequeathing assets (more on this later).
