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Article 134 of Personal Status Law No. 61 of 1976

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Historical reference: this is Personal Status Law No. 61 of 1976.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.

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طلاق التعسف موجب للتعويض على المطلقة

( المادة 134 )

اذا طلق الزوج زوجته تعسفا كأن طلقها لغير سبب معقول وطلبت من القاضي التعويض حكم

لها على مطلقها بالتعويض الذي يراه

مناسباً بشرط ان لا يتجاوز مقدار نفقتها عن سنة ويدفع هذا التعويض جملة او قسطاً حسب

مقتضى الحال ويراعى في ذلك حالة

الزوج يسرا وعسرا و لا يؤثر ذلك على باقي الحقوق الزوجية الاخرى للمطلقة بما فيها نفقة العدة.

Historical reference: this is Personal Status Law No. 61 of 1976.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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