Does the divorced father's child support obligation cease upon the end of the divorced mother's waiting period (iddah) if child support was not mentioned in the divorce decree?
The maintenance of young children is obligatory upon their father by the consensus of scholars, whether he has divorced their mother or she is still under his marital bond. Maintenance for a female continues until she marries, and for a male until he reaches maturity, is of sound mind, and capable of earning.
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