Woman wins custody of two children from hubby

The Lower Jaffari Sharia Court has ordered to grant the custody of two children to their mother after their father disavowed them and didn’t bear their expenses since last November. The court’s decision came yesterday after the woman lodged a complaint against her husband, accusing him of not paying any alimony to their two children for four months. The court also ordered the husband to pay a temporary monthly alimony of BD60 to the wife and BD80 to children.

According to the complainant’s lawyer Ammar Al Taranja, the husband suddenly stopped providing for his wife and children since November, forcing her to seek her rights through the legal channel. He confirmed that the couple got married in March, 2013, and they have two children, three and four years old boys. She demanded the court to oblige him of urgently paying alimony for herself and the children, since they have no other source of income.

The lawyer explained that the Family Law in the Kingdom of Bahrain obliges the husband of bearing the expenses of his wife and children (if any), explaining that “it is the right of the wife despite her financial status”. Mr Al Taranja referred to Article 46 of Law 19 of 2017 (Family Law), which mentions that “alimony is a right of the person who is expended on it, including food, clothing, housing, and the subsequent treatment, service, and other necessities of custom”.

The lawyer demanded that the husband is urgently ordered to pay monthly alimony of BD300 to the wife and minor children, inclusive of food, clothing and necessary needs and requirements, as well as the urgent provision of custody of the children to the plaintiff, and obligate the defendant to pay all related fees and expenses, including the fees of the lawyer.