Family Court Orders Divorce Due to Harm, Compels Wife to Return Mahr Worth 6,000 Dinars

The Family Court ordered the separation of a married couple on grounds of harm, granting the wife a final, irrevocable first divorce, while obliging her to return the dowry amounting to 6,000 dinars and stripping her of all rights arising from the marriage and divorce.

The ruling came in a lawsuit filed by the husband’s defense lawyer, Mohammed Safar, after the court concluded that discord between the spouses had become entrenched and that continuing married life was impossible, given each party’s aversion to maintaining cohabitation with the other.

The court explained in the reasoning behind its judgment that married life is founded on affection, mercy, and mutual understanding, and that entrenched disputes and the impossibility of continuing cohabitation necessitate the termination of the marital relationship when the legal grounds for separation are present.

The court ordered the wife to repay the husband the sum of 6,000 dinars, representing the value of the dowry recorded in the marriage contract, while depriving her of all rights stemming from the marriage and divorce. Her legal waiting period (iddah) will begin from the date the ruling becomes final.