Jeddah court orders man to pay defaulted dowry to divorcee
The Jeddah Personal Status Court ruled in favour of a divorced woman, who suffers from hearing and speech problems and poor eyesight, ordering her ex-husband to pay the defaulted dowry amounting to SR15,000.
Following the court order, the Execution Court in Jeddah suspended the computer services of the man, who is an Arab national, and obligated him to pay the amount within five days from the date of notification, or will have to face the penalties stipulated in the Execution Law.
A source close to the family of the woman said that the Personal Status Court in Jeddah arranged a sign language interpreter so that it was able to understand the plaintiff and translate the dialogue between her and the judge when the court came to know that the divorced woman could neither speak nor hear.
The plaintiff, represented by a legal agency, told the court that the defendant who divorced her after begetting a son and daughter did not hand over her the dowry, amounting to SR 15,000, which was agreed upon at the time of divorce.
The Personal Status Court earlier issued a ruling in which it obligated the defendant to hand over the plaintiff the delayed dowry agreed upon in the marriage contract. The court also referred the judgment to the Execution Court, which in turn ordered the former husband to pay the amount within five days from the date of notification, or the penalties stipulated in the Execution Law shall be implemented against him.
