The court awarded Wife assets in accordance to California community property law where the Husband could not prove the existence of a prenuptial agreement apart from the testimony of an Islamic Law expert. In re Marriage of Shaban, 88 Cal. App. 4th 398; 105 Cal. Rptr. 2d 863 (2001) Court: Court of Appeal of California, […]
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The court, in favor of the husband, found that a mahr agreement that the husband signed without knowing the terms of the agreement was invalid and unenforceable. In re Marriage of Obaidi, 154 Wn. App. 609; 226 P.3d 787 (2010) Court: Court of Appeals of Washington, Division3 The court, in favor of the husband, found
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The court, in favor of the Husband, found the dowry provision of a foreign marriage contract void and against public policy when the beneficiary of the provision initiated divorce. In re Marriage of Dajani, 204 Cal. App. 3d 1387; 251 Cal. Rptr. 871 (1988) Court: Court of Appeal of California, 4th Appellate District, Division 3
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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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