20-year-old wins legal fight for passport and ID

TDT | Manama
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The High Civil Court has ordered the issuance of a passport and national identity card to a 20-year-old woman after a protracted legal battle to establish her paternity.

The case, which spanned several years, involved a mother’s persistent efforts to secure official documentation for her daughter, born from a dissolved marriage over 15 years ago.

The father initially denied paternity, prompting the mother to file a lawsuit. After numerous attempts, the father finally agreed to a DNA test, which confirmed his biological relationship to the daughter.

Following the positive test results, the High Civil Court ruled in favor of the mother’s request, according to her lawyer, Zahra Nema.

Nema detailed the case, explaining that her client, a Bahraini citizen, gave birth to the daughter more than 20 years ago.

“Three years ago, the mother initially filed a legal case to establish the daughter’s parentage, but the initial ruling was dismissed,” Nema said, adding that, “The mother appealed the decision, leading to a successful appeal in the Sharia Court. This appeal not only established paternity but also urgently granted the daughter the right to live with her mother.”

However, relevant authorities initially refused to issue official documentation, prompting the mother to file the lawsuit.