Where Muslim personal law governs, when can a divorced woman who is required to observe iddat marry…
Where a divorce attracts iddat, the woman may marry after the applicable waiting period ends, provided the other conditions for marriage are met. Divorce before consummation…
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Where Muslim personal law governs, when can a divorced woman who is required to observe iddat marry another person, assuming the other conditions for marriage are met?
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Where a divorce attracts iddat, the woman may marry after the applicable waiting period ends, provided the other conditions for marriage are met. Divorce before consummation can fall outside the waiting rule.
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Option A
An applicable iddat must first be completed.
Option B
Completing the applicable iddat removes this waiting-period impediment.
Option C
Iddat is not a uniform one-year period.
Option D
The former husband’s remarriage does not end or replace iddat.
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