According to the sunni school of law a child is legitimate if it is born after six months of marriage. This very principle is discussed in this judgment.
Citation Name
: 2007
CLC
1145
LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Side Appellant :
ZAHEER AHMAD
Side Opponent : Mst.
NASIMAN BIBI alias NASIM BIBI
---Legitimacy---Principles---Sunni
school of thought---child
born after six
months of marriage or within two years of dissolution of marriage would be
presumed to be a legitimate child
of his
father---To dislodge such presumption one has to prove that the child
was born within six months of marriage or
more than two years after divorce.This judgment is reproduced from a publicly available source for informational purposes and does not constitute legal advice. If you believe this listing contains an error,
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