Summary

The Muslim Family Laws Ordinance of 1961 was a Pakistani law introduced to reform marriage and family practices among Muslims in the country. It addressed issues such as divorce, child marriage, and polygamy. Among its key provisions were the mandatory registration of divorces, the raising of the minimum age for marriage, and the regulation of polygamy by requiring husbands to obtain official permission before taking a second wife.

Contents

1. Short title, extent, application and commencement
2. Definition
3. Ordinance to override other laws, etc.
4. Succession
5. Registration of marriage
6. Polygamy
7. Talaq
8. Dissolution of marriage otherwise than by talaq
9. Maintenance
10. Dower
11. Power to make rules
12. Amendment of child marriage restraint act
13. Amendment of the dissolution of Muslim marriages act 

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