Summary of the findings-Seeking Justice Within Family
Posted by BMMAINDIA (Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan) on AUGUST 11, 2015
Seeking Justice Within Family
National Study on Muslim Women's Views on Reforms in Muslim Personal Law
Summary of the Status of Muslim Women
The annual income of 73.1% of the families is below Rs.50,000
55.3% have married before the age of 18.
46.5% of the women surveyed have 1 or 2 children
53.2% of the surveyed women have faced domestic violence
78.7% of the women are home makers
95.5%, i.e., 4499 women have not heard of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board.
Summary of the Findings Of The Study
Age of marriage
75.5% women want age of marriage to be above 18 years for girls
88.3% women want age of marriage to be above 21 years for boys
Mehr
85.7% want mehr to be given at the time of marriage
83.9% want his annual income to be the mehr amount
75.1% do not want woman to forego her mehr if she is giving khula
Polygamy
91.7% do not want their husbands to marry another woman in the subsistence of first marriage
Divorce
92.1% want a total ban on oral/unilateral divorce
88.3% want talaak-e-Ahsan to be the method of divorce
93% want arbitration process to be mandatory before divorce
72.3% want the arbitration process to be between 3 to 6 months
88.5% want the qazi to be punished who sends notice of oral divorce
Custody and adoption of children
88.9% want women to retain the custody of children after divorce
95.6% want ex-husband to pay for children's maintenance even if she holds their custody
92.7% want consent and well being of the child to be the deciding factor for custody
79.8% want the adopted child to be treated as a natural heir to the property
Codification and Darul Qazas
83.3% believe that codification of Muslim family law will help Muslim women get justice
87.9% feel that the activities of the darul qazas should be monitored by the state
95.4% want Muslim women to provide legal aid
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