06/11/2024
Maintenance is the right of a wife and children.
In Pakistan, maintenance of wife and children is governed by Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961 (MFLO).
Key Provisions:
1. Right to maintenance (Section 4).
2. Husband's obligation to maintain wife (Section 4).
3. Maintenance amount (Section 5).
4. Children's maintenance (Section 6).
Court Decisions:
1. PLD 2015 SC 218 (Maintenance rights).
2. 2017 SCMR 1234 (Child maintenance