Is it permissible for a woman, Islamically and religiously, to demand half of her husband's money deposited in the bank, based on the country's law that stipulates the division of property between spouses, knowing that she shared with him in paying household bills, excluding food, throughout their 44-year marriage?

The questioner should beware of taking her husband's money by force of man-made law, which gives the wife half of her husband's property upon divorce, for Allah Almighty says: "And do not forget graciousness between you." If she takes what is not lawful for her, it will be fire. If she has a right with him, she may claim it directly, or through an Islamic center or righteous intermediaries. However, if she spent on herself and her daughter or shared in the husband's expenses voluntarily, then she is not entitled to anything. But if she spent with the intention of a loan, she may reclaim it through the aforementioned methods.