Marriage and personal-status disputes in Saudi Arabia

How we help with marriage and personal-status disputes

• Evidence and document review

  Our review covers marriage documents, civil-status extracts, translations, prior decisions and the precise disputed entry or request. We identify what supports your position and what needs clarification or further evidence.

• Is digitising a paper marriage contract the same as creating a marriage?

  The Ministry of Justice describes marriage-contract authentication as recording electronically a paper contract issued by a licensed marriage official. Establish whether you already have that contract, need a new marriage contract, or dispute the recorded relationship. These are different requests; a foreign document or mixed-nationality marriage needs its own eligibility review. Identify whether the dispute concerns the existence or validity of the marriage, a recorded family status or an obligation arising from marriage. Compare the original documents with the entry or allegation disputed; nationality and foreign documents may change the assessment.