Personal Status Cases
Specialized legal solutions and defense in personal status cases.
We provide professional legal services in personal status matters, including the management of divorce cases, calculation and determination of alimony, and settlement of custody disputes in a manner that serves the best interests of the family. This is in addition to handling cases of proof of marriage and lineage, and inheritance cases in accordance with applicable Sharia laws, while maintaining absolute confidentiality and privacy for our clients.
Personal Status: Divorce Cases and Proof of Divorce
We provide specialized legal services in divorce cases and their proof, documenting procedures before competent authorities, protecting the spouses’ rights, following up on statutory divorce lawsuits, and drafting the necessary legal memorandums to ensure the proof of marital status and the fair termination of family disputes.
Divorce Lawsuit for Harm (Fault-Based Divorce): Filed when one spouse is subjected to material or moral harm that threatens the continuation of marital life, requesting the termination of the marriage due to the inflicted harm.
Divorce Lawsuit for Desertion: Invoked when a husband or wife abandons the other for a prolonged period without a legitimate excuse, justifying the request to terminate the marital relationship before the court.
Proof of Divorce: Accomplished by presenting evidence, witnesses, or documents to officially prove the occurrence of divorce before the competent judicial authorities.
Documentation of Divorce: The official registration of divorce with competent authorities to ensure the preservation of the legal rights of both parties and to regulate statutory procedures.
Alimony Cases and the Execution of Judgments
We provide specialized legal services in alimony (maintenance) cases and the execution of their judgments to ensure the rights of the beneficiaries, following up on execution proceedings before competent courts, and taking statutory measures such as attachment and forced execution to guarantee the payment of alimony in accordance with applicable laws.
Spousal Maintenance Lawsuit: Legally claiming the husband to financially support his wife in accordance with Sharia and statutory obligations.
Iddah (Waiting Period) Maintenance: Financial support disbursed to the woman after divorce during her waiting period (Iddah) as determined by law and Sharia.
Mut’ah (Consolatory) Compensation: Financial compensation granted to the divorced wife as reparation for the harm resulting from the divorce.
Housing Maintenance: Providing suitable housing for the wife and children or paying a financial equivalent in lieu of accommodation.
Educational Maintenance: Bearing the educational costs of the children, including tuition fees and basic educational needs.
Increase of Alimony: Requesting an increase in the alimony value upon a change in economic circumstances or the beneficiaries’ needs.
Accumulated Alimony (Arrears): Claiming overdue, unpaid alimony amounts from previous periods.
Execution of an Alimony Judgment: Taking legal actions to execute the alimony judgment and collect dues through the Enforcement Court.
Custody Cases
We provide specialized legal services in child custody cases to protect the children’s best interests, offering legal representation before courts, settling family disputes, and guaranteeing the rights of the custodian and the ward (child) in accordance with Sharia laws, while considering the psychological and social stability of the children.
Proof of Marriage, Lineage, and Documentation
We provide legal services in proving marriage and lineage, and documentation to ensure the preservation of family rights. This includes drafting legal documents, representing clients before competent authorities, and completing statutory procedures to officially establish family relationships under applicable laws.
Inheritance Cases and Division of Estates
We provide specialized legal services in inheritance cases and estate division in accordance with Sharia laws, calculating legal shares, settling disputes among heirs, and executing fair division procedures to ensure the preservation of financial rights and the statutory distribution of the estate.
Declaration of Heirship: An official document specifying the names of the legitimate heirs and their legal shares in the estate in accordance with statutory provisions.
Challenging the Declaration of Heirship: Objecting to the declaration of heirship document upon the existence of an error in the names of the heirs or the legitimate shares.
Liquidation of the Estate: Includes paying off debts and financial obligations prior to dividing the estate among the heirs according to Sharia laws.
Lawsuit for Partition and Segregation: A legal lawsuit to separate each heir’s share from the others and determine their portion independently.
Estate Division Lawsuit: A legal procedure aiming to divide the estate’s assets among the heirs after fulfilling its financial obligations.
When do you need this service?
This service is required upon the emergence of legal complications in estates or the inability to distribute them amicably among the heirs, and includes the following cases:
Existence of a dispute or disagreement among the heirs.
Inability to divide the estate by mutual consent.
The need to prove the legitimate (Sharia) rights of each heir.
The existence of outstanding debts owed by the estate.
The necessity to legally liquidate the estate before distributing the shares.
What are the lawyer’s working steps for this service?
Estate cases are processed according to precise legal steps to ensure the preservation of rights and their delivery to the rightful owners, through the following:
Studying the case and reviewing all documents.
Determining the legitimate (Sharia) shares in accordance with statutory provisions.
Initiating the necessary judicial proceedings.
Following up on liquidation or division procedures.
Representing the client until the execution of judgments and the receipt of rights.
Why choose Al-Thiqa Wa Al-Himaya (Trust and Protection) Law Firm and Legal Consultations?
We possess specialized expertise in inheritance cases and are committed to protecting the rights of the heirs efficiently and transparently, through:
In-depth legal expertise in estate matters.
Accuracy in calculating legitimate (Sharia) shares.
Professional legal representation before judicial authorities.
Providing fair solutions that preserve the rights of all parties.
Following up on procedures until the execution of final judgments.
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