Family Law
Art. 85Status unknownSaudi ArabiaRegulation
Issued by Ministry of Investment (misa.gov.sa)
Divorce is of two types:
1. A revocable divorce which shall not terminate the marriage contract except upon the
expiration of iddah.
2. An irrevocable divorce which shall terminate the marriage contract once effected; such
divorce is of two parts:
a) A minor irrevocable divorce; in such divorce, the divorcée shall not be permitted to
remarry her ex-husband except by a new contract and dowry and the number of
previous instances of divorce shall be taken into account.
b) A major irrevocable divorce; in such divorce, the divorcée shall not be permitted to
remarry her ex-husband except after she observes iddah following her divorce from
another husband who consummated the marriage under a valid marriage contract
established without the intention to render her remarriage to her ex-husband lawful.
Family Law
The Arabic text is the legally binding version. The English translation is provided for guidance only.
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