Fatima seeks maintenance post-divorce under Muslim law. Which is true?
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Under Muslim personal law, a divorced woman's maintenance rights have two components: (1) for herself — maintenance during the iddat period (roughly 3 months or until delivery if pregnant), and (2) for children — maintenance until the children become self-sufficient. Post-iddat, if she cannot maintain herself, her relatives or the State Waqf Board become responsible. This was clarified by the SC in Danial Latifi vs. Union of India (2001).