matrimonial rights

Definitions

The legal rights and obligations arising from a marriage, including the right to cohabitation and consortium.

The specific entitlements of spouses regarding property, inheritance, and the maintenance of the marital relationship under family law.

Examples

The court ruled that the couple's separation did not automatically extinguish their matrimonial rights.

She sought legal counsel to better understand her matrimonial rights regarding property division and spousal support.

Synonyms

conjugal rights marital rights spousal entitlements rights of marriage

Antonyms

marital separation denial of conjugal access estrangement dissolution of marriage