In force2012 Revised EditionCurrent version · 2012 Revised EditionSee versions on Attorney General's Chambers(opens the publisher’s site)
Islamic Family Law Act · 2012 Revised Edition · Part VI · Maintenance of Wife, Children and Others
Islamic Family Law Act · 2012 Revised Edition · Part VI · Maintenance of Wife, Children and Others
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
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.
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.
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