Soaring Saudi divorce rate sparks new law
Middle East • August 2008 • Views: 370
Saudi Arabia’s Shura Council is considering implementing a law to halt the surging numbers of divorces in the kingdom.
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The law would prevent husbands from pronouncing divorce in the absence of their wife, while divorce would only be valid if it was registered in a courtroom in the presence of the estranged couples.
The number of divorces is increasing in the kingdom, with nearly 62 percent of marriages ending in divorce.