The Court refused to mandate religious upbringing in Islam for the children where there was no written agreement between the father and the mothers. Jabri v. Jabri, 193 A.D.2d 782; 598 N.Y.S.2d 535 (App. Div. 1993) Court: Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, 2nd Department The Court refused to mandate religious upbringing in Islam […]
The Court, in favor of the Mother, affirmed that it was in the best interests of her son to remain with her. The court affirmed the lower court’s refusal to defer to the Egyptian courts in the custody matter. Amin v. Bakhaty, 798 So. 2d 75 (La. 2001) Court: Supreme Court of Louisiana The Court,
The court granted the Mother custody of four children after the Father sought to remove the Mother from the children’s lives. Ahmad v. Naviwala, 306 A.D.2d 588; 762 N.Y.S.2d 125 (2003)Court: Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, 3rd Department The court found custody with the Mother to be in the best interests of four
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The Court invalidated a marriage where the couple failed to obtain a marriage license as required under New Jersey law. Yaghoubinejad v. Haghighi, 384 N.J. Super. 339; 894 A.2d 1173 (2006) Court: Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division Husband and Wife were married in New Jersey. The couple participated in a marriage ceremony in
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The court determined that a religious ceremony was insufficient for a legal marriage where it failed to satisfy other statutory requirements. Ellehaf v. Taffaf, 2006 WL 736561 (Mich. Ct. App. 2006) Court: Court of Appeals of Michigan Father and Mother held a religious marriage ceremony in Michigan. Neither of them obtained a marriage license from
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The Court, in favor of the Husband, held that a proxy marriage held in England in accordance with Islamic Law was invalid. Farah v. Farah, 16 Va. App. 329; 429 S.E.2d 626 (1993) Court: Court of Appeals of Virginia Husband is a citizen of Algeria and Wife is a citizen of Pakistan. They signed a
The court, in favor of the Wife, reversed the trial court’s grant of annulment of marriage and held that the Husband and Wife’s Islamic marriage was valid. Aghili v. Saadatnejadi, 958 S.W.2d 784 (1997) Court: Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Middle Section, Nashville Husband and Wife are from Iran. In December 1994, they were married
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The Court, in favor of the Wife, denied recognition to a foreign divorce that violated the Wife’s rights to due process. Tarikonda v. Pinjari, 2009 WL 930007 (Mich. Ct. App. 2009) Court: Court of Appeals of Michigan The Court, in favor of the Wife, denied recognition to a foreign divorce that violated the Wife’s rights
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The court held invalid a divorce obtained in an Islamic ceremony in New York. Shikoh v. Murff, 257 F.2d 306 (2d Cir. 1958) Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit The court held invalid a divorce obtained in an Islamic ceremony in New York. In order for a divorce to be valid, it must be
The Court, in favor of the Husband, recognized a divorce obtained in Egypt that was in accordance with Egyptian law. Both Husband and Wife were Egyptian citizens. Sherif v. Sherif, 6 Misc. 2d 905; 352 N.Y.S.2d 781 (Fam. Ct. 1974) Court: Family Court of New York, New York County Husband and Wife, Egyptian nationals, were
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