Section 71
Right to accommodation
of Islamic Family Law (Federal Territory) Act 1984
ActIn forceProvision 72 of 138
Section 71
(1)
A divorced woman is entitled to stay in the home where she used to live when she was married, for so long as the husband is not able to get other suitable accommodation for her.
(2)
The right to accommodation provided in subsection (1) shall cease—
(a)
if the period of ‘iddah has expired; or
(b)
if the period of guardianship of the children has expired;
or
(c)
if the woman has remarried; or
(d)
if the woman has been guilty of open lewdness (fahisyah), and thereupon the husband may apply to the Court for the return of the home to him.
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