The Court, in favor of the Wife, ruled that a marriage contract including an agreement by Husband for payment in event of divorce or death was not a valid prenuptial agreement. In re Altayar and Muhyaddin, 139 Wn. App. 1066 (Wash. App. Div. 2007) Court: Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1 The Court, in […]
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The court, in favor of the Husband, found invalid a sadaq that did not satisfy the requirements of the Statute of Frauds. Habibi-Fahnrich v. Fahnrich, No. 46186/93; 1995 WL 507388 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1995) Court: Supreme Court of New York, Kings County The court, in favor of the Husband, found invalid a sadaq that did
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The court, in favor of the Wife, held that a nikah nama with no provision for the wife, disclosure of the husband’s assets, nor independent counsel was not an enforceable prenuptial agreement. Chaudhary v. Ali, No. 0956-94-4; 1994 Va. App. LEXIS 759; 1995 WL 40079 (VA Ct. App. 1995) The court, in favor of the
The court, in favor of the Wife, enforced the terms of a mahr agreement that conformed to New York contracts law. Aziz v. Aziz, 127 Misc. 2d 1013; 488 N.Y.S.2d 123 (1985) Court: Supreme Court of New York, Special Term, Queens County The court, in favor of the Wife, enforced the terms of a mahr
Husband and Wife were married in 1966 in a Jewish marriage ceremony in the U.S Avitzur v. Avitzur, 58 N.Y.2d 108; 445 N.E.2d 136; 459 N.Y.S.2d 572 (1983) Court: Court of Appeals of New York Husband and Wife were married in 1966 in a Jewish marriage ceremony in the U.S.. Prior to the ceremony, both
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The court, in favor of the Husband, ruled that a mahr agreement signed after the civil ceremony but before the Islamic ceremony was not a valid premarital agreement. Ahmed v. Ahmed, 261 S.W.3d 190; 2008 Tex. App. LEXIS 4660 (2008) Court: Court of Appeals of Texax, 14th District, Houston The court, in favor of the
The Court, in favor of the Wife, enforced the terms of a marriage contract, ordering the Husband to pay the Wife 514 gold coins. Afghani v. Ghafoorian, 2010 WL 1189383 (Va.App. March 30, 2010) Court: Court of Appeals of Virginia, Alexandria The Court, in favor of the Wife, enforced the terms of a marriage contract,
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Abdallah v. Sarsour, 2006 WL 1134034 (Va. Cir. Ct. Mar 20, 2006) Court: Circuit Court of Virginia, Fairfax County The Court ruled that a marriage contract with no specific time of payment for the dowery was not void for vagueness or for lack of consideration. Wife sought enforcement of the marriage contract in a divorce
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Executive Director. KARAMAH: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights, Washington, D.C. joins the Wesley Theological Society for discussion of faith and freedom during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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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 The Court invalidated a marriage where the couple failed to obtain a marriage license as required
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