Family Courts

فیملی کورٹس

Courts that decide family disputes under the Family Courts Act, 1964: dissolution of marriage (including khula), dowry, dower, maintenance, custody of children and visitation rights, and certain offences between spouses. Appeals go to the High Court or the District Court depending on the law in force, no appeal or revision lies against an interim order, and small decrees for dower, dowry or maintenance have restricted appeal rights.

Where do appeals go?

  1. Step 1Lahore High CourtHigh Court of SindhPeshawar High CourtHigh Court of BalochistanIslamabad High Court
  2. Step 2Supreme Court of PakistanFederal Constitutional Court of Pakistan

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