A person pronouncing divorce can be taken to task

Often it happens in dramas that if a husband likes to give divorce, he just pronounces divorce 3 times to his wife and the relationship ends. Often it is also shown that a husband visits a lawyer, helps him in preparing divorce papers and when the same are sent to wife, the relationship ends.

Legally that is not the case. It is true that Sharai divorce can be pronounced verbally or through divorce papers. However, legally speaking there is a procedure for divorce which a husband is bound to follow in case if he divorces his wife. That procedure is mentioned in section 7 of the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance 1961.

According to section 7 the procedure lasts for 90 days. In such procedure there are practically atleast three hearings for reconciliation between parties. If the reconciliation fails on final hearing, the case results in divorce after the completion of iddat period. If a husband does not follow the procedure mentioned in Section 7 then he can be penalized for fine and imprisonment both.

At the end of procedure two divorce certificates are issued in favor of each of the parties. For more you can consult lawyergolra@gmail.com

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Father is liable for maintenance of his minor children

Father is liable for maintenance of his minor children. No matter with whom the children reside, father is liable to maintain them according to his financial standards. If the father is rich then he has to give more maintenance, if the father is poor then the maintenance amount will be less.

Even if the mother is a working lady, its not her liability to maintain children. She is only liable to maintain herself and not her children. Similarly if the father is jobless even then he is liable to maintain his children for their basic food and clothing no matter from where he manages to arrange an amount for that.

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Divorce by Mutual Consent

Divorce is something that is not good. However, in relationships there r times when spouses decide that they cannot move ahead by any means further. In such like circumstances divorce by mutual consent is probably the best way out.

It is called Talaq-e-Mubarat in Islamabad. In this kind of divorce both husband and wife mutually decides to end the relationship of marriage. Procedure of Talak-e-Mubarat is almost same as of normal divorce.

Instead of signing divorce deed, the parties sign a Mubarat Deed. Case is filed in the concerned Arbitration Council. There are three reconciliation proceedings each after almost a month. Both the husband and wife record their statements that they do not like to continue relationship.

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