Family Law

1. A defective marriage contract shall be dissolved by the court. Such contract shall have no effect prior to consummation, except for a divorce effected by the husband; in such case, the divorce shall be deemed a minor irrevocable divorce. 2. A defective marriage shall, following consummation, entail the following: a) Entitlement of the woman to the specified dowry. b) Establishment of a child’s paternity. c) Observance of iddah. d) Prohibition of affinity relationships. e) Entitlement of the woman to alimony, unless she is aware that the marriage contract is defective. f) A divorce effected by the husband shall be deemed a minor irrevocable divorce. 3. The effects of a defective marriage shall apply to a void marriage following consummation if the spouses are not aware that the marriage contract is void.