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Federal Supreme Court - Personal Status Appeal No. 1349 of 2024 On Maintenance and Proof in Family Disputes

Status

In force

Issuing Authority

Federal Supreme Court

Effective date

XX.XX.XXXX

Official Link

https://

Session on Monday, February 3, 2025

Headed by Judge Falah Shaye Al-Hajri, Head of the Department 

and with the membership of Judges Juma Ibrahim Mohammed Al-Otaibi and Al-Tayeb Abdul Ghafoor Abdul Wahab 

 

1. Proof "Methods of proof: confession".

A confession is an admission by the confessor of a right owed to another by way of certainty and acknowledgment. The origin of this is from the Qur'an and Sunnah. The court of first instance shall verify the eligibility of the confessor and the validity of the confession and that it is not flawed by any defect of consent, interpretation, or judicial or non-judicial adaptation, whether simple, described, or compound, explicit or implicit.

 

2. Islamic law "The family in Islamic law".

The family is the foundation of society. It is based on affection, mercy, good treatment, and commitment between spouses. Marriage is the only way to establish it. This is the basis for it.

 

3. Marriage "The effects of marriage: maintenance, its nature, determination and limits" "Maintenance of relatives: maintenance of a child by his father". Maintenanc...