(Dominion Post) An Islamic marriage contract or nikah is enforceable under New Zealand law, but needs cultural context, the Court of Appeal has decided. It is the first time the question of enforceability of a nikah — under which a husband is […]
(Stuff) Whether a dower — part of Islamic marriage law — should be enforceable and paid in New Zealand is back before the courts. The unusual case is believed to be the first time a case had come before the courts relating […]
(Stuff) A woman has won the right to have about $215,000 paid to her as part of her marriage contract from the United Arab Emirates. It was the first time a case had come before the courts relating to the payment of […]
(Stuff) A Wellington dentist who has to pay his ex-wife $212,095 under Sharia law after their overseas divorce should not have to under New Zealand laws, his lawyer says. The landmark case being heard at the High Court in Wellington on Thursday […]
(Stuff) The first New Zealand case of a woman seeking the return of a $212,095 dower from her ex-husband after being divorced in an overseas court has begun in Wellington. The pair married in the United Arab Emirates, under Islamic or Sharia […]
(NZ Herald) A New Zealand man does not have to pay a $212,000 dowry to his ex-wife after the High Court ruled United Arab Emirates marriage laws did not apply here. United Arab Emirates woman Rahla Almarzooqi had her appeal to enforce […]
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