personal status courts of Egypt

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The personal status courts of Egypt are specialized judicial bodies that handle family and personal matters such as marriage, divorce, inheritance, and guardianship in accordance with Egyptian law and, often, Islamic jurisprudence.

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personal status courts of Egypt canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court system
specialized court
appliesLaw Egyptian Civil and Commercial Procedures Law
Egyptian personal status law
Islamic jurisprudence
appliesPersonalLawOf recognized Christian denominations in Egypt
recognized Jewish community in Egypt
appliesTo Muslim citizens of Egypt
non-Muslim citizens of Egypt
country Egypt
decisionsEnforceableBy Egyptian enforcement authorities
handlesProceduralAct approval of marriage contracts in dispute
issuance of guardianship orders
registration of divorce judgments
hasLevel Court of Cassation
linked to: court of cassation

courts of appeal
courts of first instance
hearsCasesIn Arabic
jurisdictionOver alimony
annulment of marriage
child custody
child visitation
custody-related travel bans
divorce
dowry disputes
engagement disputes
guardianship
inheritance
khulʿ divorce
lineage
maintenance claims
marriage
paternity
separation for harm
wills
legalBasis Egyptian Child Law
Egyptian Constitution
Egyptian Law of Inheritance
linked to: Egyptian law

Egyptian Personal Status Law for Muslims
partOf Egyptian judiciary
linked to: judiciary of Egypt
primarySunniSchoolInfluence Hanafi school of law
linked to: Hanafi school
protectsRight right to family
rights of children in custody and maintenance
rights of women in marriage and divorce
supervisedBy Ministry of Justice of Egypt
usesSourceOfLaw Qurʾan
linked to: Quran

Sunna
fiqh of Sunni schools

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Egyptian judicial authorities includes personal status courts of Egypt
judiciary of Egypt hasComponent personal status courts of Egypt