Muslim Law Law
Iddat
A waiting period a Muslim woman observes after divorce or her husband's death, before she can remarry, also relevant to maintenance and paternity questions.
The iddat period serves several purposes — establishing certainty about paternity should the woman be pregnant, and allowing a structured interval before remarriage. Its duration differs depending on whether the marriage ended through divorce or the husband's death.
A divorced Muslim woman's right to maintenance during and, depending on the specific facts and law applied, beyond the iddat period has been the subject of significant judicial development over the years.
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