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An obvious answer is go to the US and sue for divorce, and return to Pakistan?
by einhverfr 13y ago
An obvious answer is go to the US and sue for divorce, and return to Pakistan?
- aestra 13y agoExcept their marriage is probably a Pakistani one.
- einhverfr 13y agoQuestion: Will Pakistan recognize the divorce as long as they were living in the US at the time? My bet would be on yes.
- aestra 13y agoAn Islamic marriage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_in_Islam http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_in_Islam) is between a man and the wali of a woman, who gives her to the husband to be his wife, NOT a contract between the two members of the marriage. A wali is a "guardian" of a women. (or really, owner) She needs consent from her wali. Pakistan can just say "did your wali sign off on this? Nope? Well that's not a valid divorce." There's no actual legal recourse for not accepting legal agreements made in other states. Hell, many states in the US don't recognize legal (homosexual) marriages from other states.
- einhverfr 13y agoBut Pakistan has a hybrid Islamic/British legal system. This becomes a conflict of laws question and I dont think you can simply ask "is it Islamic?"
- guard-of-terra 13y agoIf it's registered it should be internationally recognized in USA and thus prone to suing for divorce?