ENACTMENT NO. 13 OF 1984 ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW ENACTMENT 1984
PART V - DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
Section 54. [No title]
(1) The Court shall have power, when permitting the pronouncement of talaq or when making an order of divorce, to order the division between the parties of any assets acquired by them during the marriage by their joint efforts or the sale of any such assets and the division between the parties of the proceeds of sale.
(2) In exercising the powe conferred by subsection (1), the Court shall have regard to-
(a) the extent of the contributions made by each party in money, property, or labour towards acquiring of the assets;
(b) any debts owing by either party that were contracted for their joint benefit;
(c) the needs of the minor children of the marriage, if any,
and, subject to those considerations, the Court shall as far as possible, make such division as is reasonable, having regard to the efforts and capital contributed by each party.