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Duty of a parent who is legally liable to maintain a child

Duty of the husband under the common law to maintain his wife and children

Effect of failure of the husband to maintain his wife

Factors the court should consider before making an order for maintenance

Factors to be considered in making an order of maintenance in favour of a child

Maintenance pending suit

1 subsidiary principles

Principles governing the grant of an order of maintenance for the children of a marriage

The overriding consideration for making an order of lump sum maintenance payment

The position of customary law on the husband's responsibility to maintain his wife; whether the responsibility ceases after his death

The ways in which a wife can enforce her right to be maintained by her husband

Whether a husband can abdicate his duty to maintain the family

Whether a maintenance order made by a native court can only be enforced by instituting a fresh action and prosecuting that fresh action to judgment

Whether a maintenance order made by a native court is similar to that made by a matrimonial court

Whether an interlocutory maintenance order survives the death of the party against whom it is made

Whether arrears of maintenance of children are recoverable

Whether it is the duty of the husband to maintain his wife

Whether the court can make an award for maintenance of children

Whether the court can order a lump sum payment of maintenance

Whether the court can order the respondent to pay arrears of maintenance to the petitioner

Whether the wife is entitled to maintenance after the dissolution of the marriage

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