CONTENTS
1.0 CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the Study
1.2 Statement of the Problem
1.3 Aims and Objectives
1.4 Justification
1.5 Research Methodology
1.6 Literature Review
1.7 Scope of the Research
1.8 Organisational Layout
2.0 CHAPTER TWO: MARRIAGE UNDER ISLAMIC AND STATUTORY LAWS
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The Purpose of Marriage under Islamic Law
2.3 Requirement of a Valid Islamic Law Marriage
2.3.1 Proposal –
2.3.2 Offer (Ijab) and Acceptance (Qabul)
2.3.3 Marriage Guardian (Waliyatun Nikkah) –
2.3.4 Dowry (Sadaq) –
2.3.5 Witnesses
2.4 The Purpose of Marriage under Statutory Law
2.5 Requirement of a Valid Statutory Marriage
2.5.1 Marriageable Age
2.5.2 Consent of the Parents
2.5.3 Prohibited Degree
2.5.4 Prior Customary or Statutory Marriage
2.5.5 Consent of Parties
3.0 CHAPTER THREE: MAINTENANCE OF WIFE UNDER ISLAMIC LAWS
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Basis of Maintenance of Wife under Islamic Law
3.3 Scale of Maintenance of Wife under Islamic Law
3.4 Components of Maintenance
3.4.1 Feeding
3.4.2 Clothing
3.4.3 Lodging.
3.4.4 Medication or Medical Treatment
3.4.5 Domestic Services
3.5 Maintenance when Due
3.5.1 Immediately after Contract
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3.5.2 After Consummation
3.5.2.1 Marriage Must be Valid and Subsisting
3.5.2.2 Marriage Must be Consummated
3.5.2.3 Wife Must be Capable of Sexual Intercourse
3.5.2.4 Wife Must be Accessible for Conjugal Relations
3.6 Maintenance of wife under special circumstance
3.6.1 Maintenance Where the Wife is a Worker
3.6.2 Maintenance during Iddah (Waiting Period)
3.6.3 Maintenance during Sickness of Wife
3.6.4 Maintenance During Absence of the Husband
3.6.5 Maintenance of a Wife when the Husband has no Means of Livelihood (poverty)
3.7 Withholding Maintenance
3.7.1 Recalcitrance (Disobedience)
4.0 CHAPTER FOUR: MAINTENANCE OF WIFE UNDER STATUTORY LAW
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Basis of Maintenance of Wife under Statutory Law
4.3 Criteria for Consideration of Award of Maintenance of Wife under Statutory Laws
4.3.1 Means of the Parties
4.3.2 Earning Capacity of the Parties
4.3.3 Conduct of the Parties to the Marriage
4.3.4 All Other Relevant Circumstances
4.4 Enforcement of Maintenance Order
4.4.1 Maintenance Agreement
4.4.2 Maintenance Pending the Disposal of Proceedings
5.0 CHAPTER FIVE: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
5. I Introduction
5.2 Obligation of the Husband to Maintain his Wife
5.3 Scale of Maintenance of Wife
5.4 Wife as an Agent of Necessity
5.5 With-holding maintenance
5.6 Maintenance of a Divorced Wife
6.0 CHAPTER SIX: CONCLUSION
6.1 Summary
6.2 Findings
6.3 Recommendation
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