The court denied Father’s petition seeking a change of physical custody of daughter for lack of evidence that the Mother had violated a divorce decree with the order that the child must be raised in accordance with the Muslim faith. Arain v. Arain, 209 A.D.2d 406, 619 N.Y.S.2d 591 (1994); Supreme Court of New York, […]
The court held that the “sadaq” (mahr) agreement between Husband and Wife was in effect an Islamic antenuptial contract valid and enforceable on its terms based on neutral principles of contract law. Akileh v. Elchahal, 666 So. 2d 246 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996); District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District The court held
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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
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
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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