What evidence is needed to prove dowry articles in Pakistan? This week’s family law brief examines the Lahore High Court’s guidance on purchase receipts, delivery and witness testimony, alongside Sindh High Court rulings on grandfather maintenance, certified appeal copies and delayed challenges to family decrees.
Two approved-for-reporting custody judgments address a mature child’s preference, the complete welfare inquiry and provisional High Court relief. A Sindh High Court procedural order explains why Article 199 is not a second maintenance appeal. This brief includes practical drafting points and links to the supplied official judgments.
Three High Court authorities clarify a wife’s intimation of talaq, territorial jurisdiction in attorney-filed family suits, and detailed child-visitation arrangements.
The Supreme Court clarifies when a court may grant khula, recognizes a limited shiqaq ground for dissolution, and protects dower rights. This Pakistan Family Law Brief also covers Lahore High Court rulings on pension attachment for child maintenance and a child’s nonwaivable maintenance entitlement, plus a Sindh High Court decision on prompt dower and proof of payment.
The IHC addresses overlapping foreign child-maintenance orders and section 17-A. Three SHC orders cover increased school expenses, proof of means for interim maintenance, and the correct forum for child custody. Learn more about Foreign Maintenance Orders in Pakistan.
