Personal Status Law

Article 101 — Article (101) Maintenance and Housing for a Woman in Waiting Period

Chapter Seven: Alimony

1. Maintenance for a woman in a waiting period from a revocable divorce, shall be obligatory 2. Maintenance is obligatory in favor of a pregnant woman who is in her waiting period after an irrevocable divorce until she gives birth. 3. Maintenance is not obligatory for a woman in her waiting period after an irrevocable divorce if she is not pregnant. 4. There is no maintenance for a woman in her waiting period after khula’ or death. 5. If a woman is in her waiting period after death, and is not pregnant, her expenses shall be paid from the property of the fetus until she gives birth. If it has no property, the expenses shall be paid by the heir of the fetus. In all cases stipulated in this Article, the woman in waiting period is entitled to reside in the marital home for the duration of her waiting period, unless it is unsuitable, in which case she is entitled to reside in a suitable home.

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