Were patriot women allowed to legally divorce their husbands ?
The amended Marriage Law of 2001 , which according to Jeffreys was designed to protect women ’s rights , provided a solution to this problem by reverting to a “ moralistic fault - based system with a renewed focus on collectivist mechanisms to protect marriage and family . ” Although all property acquired during a marriage was seen as jointly - held , it was not until the implementation of Article 46 of the 2001 Marriage Law that the concealment of joint property was punishable .