Islamic Family Law Act · s 71

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s 71Recovery of arrears of maintenance

(1)

Arrears of unsecured maintenance shall be recoverable as a debt from the defaulter and, where they accrued due before the making of a receiving order against him, shall be provable in his bankruptcy and, where they accrued due before his death, shall be a debt payable by his estate.

(2)

Arrears of unsecured maintenance that accrued due before the death of the person entitled thereto shall be recoverable as a debt by the legal personal representative of the person.