B.C. Judge Rejects Petition For Divorce Settlement Based On Sharia Contract

The Globe and Mail:

The B.C. Supreme Court has turned down a petition for payment of a dowry under a marriage contract authorized in a sharia court of Amman, Jordan.

Huwayda Al-Masri had asked the court to compel her ex-husband Ossama Aziz to pay her a dowry of 500 grams of 21-carat gold, which is currently worth around $22,000. The dowry was set out in a Muslim maher agreement, written in Arabic and signed by Mr. Aziz and Ms. Al-Masri at the time of their marriage on Nov. 6, 1997.

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Comments

[blindhog]

12:25 PM on 07/28/2011

She SHOULD get that money one way or the other. Either accept the "contract" or present the court with the evidence of the countract and have the judge amend the divorce agreement accordingly. I'm not a divorce attorney, but it sure seems to me that there are TOO MANY cases of total ignorance on the attorneys and the judges part in divorce court. Many states have given judges a lot of latitude in making proper decisions.

[Ed Baker]

12:34 PM on 07/28/2011

It's a Jordanian contract. File suit in Jordan. Further, the report says the document clearly states that the wife is not a party to the contract, the contract is between her now ex-husband and her uncle.