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Islamic Family Law Act · 2012 Revised Edition · Part VIII
Islamic Family Law Act · 2012 Revised Edition · Part VIII
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Where a woman who is married to a man gives birth to a child more than 6 qamariah months from the date of the marriage or within 4 qamariah years after the dissolution of the marriage either by reason of the death of the man or divorce, and the woman has not remarried, the man shall be deemed to be the father of the child, but the man may, by way of li’an, disclaim the child as his child before the Court.
child
“child” means an unmarried person who has not attained the age of 18 years qamariah;
child
“child” means an unmarried person who has not attained the age of 18 years qamariah;