Court orders man to pay deferred dowry to ex-wife despite contract
TDT | Manama
The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com
A citizen here has been ordered by the High Sharia Court to pay a deferred dowry worth BD8,000 to his ex-wife.
The judgement came despite the woman waiving her right to dowry in the marriage contract.
The contract stated that the woman would not be entitled to the dowry if the conditions of the contract were violated.
However, the Court emphasised that the deferred dowry is a right of women when they get married and cannot be denied, even if they waive it in the contract.
The woman had filed for divorce citing the man’s abusive behaviour, which included physical assault.
The man argued that the exwife was not entitled to the dowry because she did not fulfil the contract’s conditions.
Nevertheless, the Court emphasised that the deferred dowry is a woman’s right and cannot be waived, even if the contract indicates otherwise.
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