Any increase or decrease in dowry during marriage or at Post Divorce Waiting Period is considered invalid behavior, as it must take place before the judiciary, according to what is stipulated in Article 57 of the Syrian Personal Status Law, according to a lawsuit before the Sharia Court.
It is every marriage that contains an offer and acceptance and did not fulfill some of its conditions (Article 48/1) for example: marriage without witnesses – marriage without a guardian – marriage with a woman in the Waiting Period (Iddah) and finally a man who has four wives and marries a fifth one. The Consequences…
A person may authorize others to conclude a marriage contract with the wife or her guardian, and the Power of Attorney for Marriage must include a special provision for this, and the authorized agent can follow the procedures for registering the marriage in court. Marriage via Skype: The Syrian Personal Status Law permits marriage via…
The Syrian Personal Status Law of 1953 in Article 257 imposed the Mandatory Testamentary for grandchildren whose father died before their grandfather when they had uncles. Who deserves the Mandatory Testamentary? The sons and daughters of the son and the sons and daughters of the son of the son. The Amount of the Mandatory Testamentary:…
It is the conduct of the testator willingly, up to a third of his money to others, whether in kind or benefit. The validity of the will is not to be what is forbidden by Islamic law. The will is executed for the non-heir by one third of the rest of the inheritance after the…
Definition of Moral Impediment: It prevents a person from obtaining written evidence due to the embarrassment of the other side because of the presence of a relationship related to a legally defined degree. The basic principle in proving contractual obligations is that it needs written evidence. However, these obligations may be proven by witness testimony…
The victim of a criminal offense must take the character of the personal plaintiff in his offer submitted to the Public Prosecution or the Criminal Court and then pay the advance of the personal prosecution, until the court considers his request to compensate for the damage caused by the occurrence of the crime, because the…