Section 69
Recovery of arrears of maintenance
of Islamic Family Law (Federal Territory) Act 1984
ActIn forceProvision 70 of 138
Section 69
(1)
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 the defaulter, shall be provable in his bankruptcy and, where they accrued due before his death, shall be a debt due from his estate.
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(2)
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 representatives of the person.