The parties disputed the effect of a talaq divorce granted to H in Pakistan. W disputed that notice of the divorce had been served upon her. The notice was not now available.
Held: H’s evidence was credible.
Sumner J
[2007] EWHC 2945 (Fam), [2008] 2 FLR 857
Bailii
Family Law Act 1986 46 51(3) 55
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – El Fadl v El Fadl FD 2000
The court was asked as to the recognition of a Sharia compliant divorce between Lebanese Muslims. Under the relevant Lebanese 1962 legislation a Talaq was to be pronounced before 2 witnesses, a requirement of most systems of traditional Islamic . .
Cited – Chaudhary v Chaudhary 1985
The Pakistani husband pronounced bare Talaq in Sharia form before witnesses in Kashmir, although administered by Pakistan a territory to which the Muslim Family Ordinance 1961 did not apply. Recognition of the Talaq divorce had been refused by Wood . .
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Updated: 12 December 2021; Ref: scu.408714