Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961 - Khalid Zafar & Associates

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This Ordinance may be called the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961 and is enacted to give effect to certain recommendations of the commission on marriage and Family Laws. No man, during an existing marriage, shall except without permission of the Arbitration Council, contract another marriage. Every marriage solemnized under Muslim Law shall be registered in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance. This Ordinance also provides law for the maintenance of children and wife after divorce and Talaq.