Document Summary
This document addresses the Personal Status Law in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which regulates matters related to marriage, engagement, divorce, custody, and mutual rights between spouses. It includes legal provisions related to family contracts, such as marriage contract conditions, divorce provisions, and regulations concerning lineage, alimony, and custody. The law aims to protect the legal rights of the parties involved and outlines the necessary legal procedures for resolving family disputes.
Main Titles
- Engagement: Regulates the engagement period, including the rights of both parties to withdraw and retrieve gifts.
- Marriage Contract: Details the conditions and pillars of the marriage contract, including annulment cases and compatibility requirements.
- Divorce: Defines types of divorce (revocable and irrevocable) and outlines related provisions, including the waiting period.
- Khulu: Defines khul, its provisions, and conditions for its occurrence.
- Alimony: Clarifies the rights of wives and children to alimony, its estimation, and the husband’s obligations.
- Custody: Outlines custody rights and the laws governing child custody.
- Lineage: Explains lineage provisions and methods for proving or disputing it.
- Waiting Period: Describes the concept of waiting period following divorce or the husband’s death.
