Islamic Family Law Act · s 119

Suggest a correction

Tell us what is wrong in this text. We check every suggestion against the official version before we change anything.

What is wrong?Wrong or mistyped wordsWrong structure or numberingWrong title or detailsText that appears twice

What should change, and whyUp to 2,000 characters.The text as it should read (optional)Edit the text above. Up to 20,000 characters.Where you checked it (optional)A link to the official version, if you have one.

The text as we hold it

Open the official text

s 119Acknowledging another as mother or father

Where any person acknowledges another as his mother or father, the acknowledgement shall, if acquiesced or confirmed by the person being acknowledged, whether during the lifetime or after the death of the person making the acknowledgement, constitute a valid family tie in so far only as the relationship between the parents and the child, provided that having regard to the ages of the person making the acknowledgement and the person being acknowledged, it is reasonable that the person acknowledged is the parent of the person making the acknowledgement.

Acknowledgement irrevocable.