Article 126 of Personal Status Law No. 61 of 1976
Personal Status Law No. 61 of 1976
Historical reference: this is Personal Status Law No. 61 of 1976. The Chief Justice Department identifies Law No. 36 of 2010 as its replacement and lists Law No. 15 of 2019. This page does not reproduce the current personal status law and must not be relied on for current rights or procedures.
Article text
فسخ النكاح للاعسار في دفع المهر قبل الدخول
( المادة 126 )
اذا ثبت قبل الدخول عجز الزوج باقراره او بالبينة عن دفع المهر المعجل كله او بعضه فللزوجة ان
تطلب من القاضي فسخ
الزواج والقاضي يمهله شهرا فاذا لم يدفع المهر بعد ذلك يفسخ النكاح بينهما ، اما اذا كان الزوج
غائبا ولم يعلم له
محل اقامة و لا مال له يمكن تحصيل المهر منه فانه يفسخ بدون امهال.
Historical reference: this is Personal Status Law No. 61 of 1976. The Chief Justice Department identifies Law No. 36 of 2010 as its replacement and lists Law No. 15 of 2019. This page does not reproduce the current personal status law and must not be relied on for current rights or procedures.
Source: the supplied Legislation and Opinion Bureau edition. Transcription does not certify the latest amendments or continuing force of every provision. Electronic extraction can produce formatting differences, particularly in tables; consult the official source for legal reliance.
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