Khadija Law Associates

WIFE MAINTENANCE LAW IN PAKISTAN:

In Pakistan, wife maintenance is considered a right; however, a wife cannot claim wife maintenance after a divorce because after a divorce a woman no longer qualifies as a wife. The husband is also required to pay second wife maintenance based on his financial situation. The court must decide the amount of husband’s wife maintenance every month. A lot of females ask if a wife can get maintenance after divorce, if a wife is entitled to maintenance, whether a wife can file a maintenance case, or whether a woman can get maintenance after divorce. It is true that women who ask for maintenance receive maintenance, even earning wives also receive maintenance, and working wives still receive maintenance for the same reason that they earn themselves. In Pakistan, husbands are required to provide maintenance for their wives, but a divorced wife is not able to receive maintenance, and an ex-wife cannot receive maintenance.

WIFE MAINTENANCE AFTER DIVORCE:

MAINTENANCE OF WIFE

Pakistan does not maintain a divorced wife after the divorce as after the divorce the divorced wife is no longer the wife. When the wife asks the court for maintenance the husband will usually divorce the wife and place an end to the maintenance case.

WIFE MAINTENANCE A MONTH:

An amount of maintenance is determined by the family court based on the circumstances of the case and the financial circumstances of the husband.

MAINTENANCE OF WIFE IN ISLAMIC LAW:

Islam and state law both require husbands to maintain their wives. Under Islamic law and state law, the husband must maintain his wife.

SECOND WIFE MAINTENANCE:

There is no difference between maintenance for the first and second wives. In Pakistan by the husband, maintenance for the second wife by the husband is the same as maintenance for the first wife. The second wife should be cared for like the first wife.

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