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Is not able to maintain herself after the iddat period,
He
may make an order directing such of her relatives who would be entitled
to inherit her property on her death according to Muslim law to
pay such reasonable and fair maintenance to her as he may determine
fit and proper, having regard to the needs of the divorced woman,
the standard of life enjoyed by her during her marriage and the
means of such relatives and such maintenance shall be payable by
such relatives in the proportions in which they would inherit her
property and at such periods as he may specify in his order.
WHERE
THERE ARE CHILDREN
Where
such divorced woman has children, the Magistrate shall order only
such children to pay maintenance to her, and in the event of any
such children being unable to pay such maintenance, the Magistrate
shall order the parents of such divorced woman to pay maintenance
to her:
WHERE
PARENTS ARE UNABLE TO PAY
If
any of the parents is unable to pay his or her share of the maintenance
ordered by the Magistrate on the ground of his or her not having
the means to pay the same, the Magistrate may, on proof of such
inability being furnished to him, order that the share of such relatives
in the maintenance ordered by him, be
paid by such of the other relatives as may appear to the Magistrate
to have the means of paying the same in such proportions as the
Magistrate may think fit to order.
WHERE
DIVORCED WOMAN HAS NO RELATIVES
Where
a divorced woman is unable to maintain herself and she has no relatives
as mentioned above or any one of them have not enough means to pay
the maintenance ordered by the Magistrate, the Magistrate may, by
order direct the State Wakf Board, functioning in the area in which
the woman resides,
To pay such maintenance as determined by him or,
As the case may be, to pay the shares of such of the relatives
who are unable to pay, at such periods as be may specify in
his order.
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