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Article 165 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Historical reference: this is Personal Status Law No. 61 of 1976.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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أ- للولي المحرم ان يضم اليه الانثى البكر اذا كانت دون الاربعين من العمر والثيب اذا كانت غير

مأمونة على نفسها ولم

يقصد بالضم الكيد والاضرار بها.

ب-اذا تمردت الانثى المحكوم عليها بالانضمام للولي عن الانضمام اليه بغير حق فلا نفقة لها

عليه.

Historical reference: this is Personal Status Law No. 61 of 1976.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