Personal Status

• Custody After Divorce: How Courts Decide

  Child custody under Saudi Arabia's Personal Status Law: the statutory order of custodians after separation, custodian conditions, when custody may lapse under Article 128, the mother's remarriage, and travel limits with the child.

• Documenting Divorce on Najiz: Steps and Deadlines

  How to document a divorce or revocation on the Najiz platform: the 15-day deadline under Articles 90 and 92 of the Saudi Personal Status Law, the wife's right to compensation, and the electronic steps.

• Divorce Procedure in Saudi Arabia, Step by Step

  Divorce procedure in Saudi Arabia under Personal Status Law M/73: the husband's Najiz documentation steps, the statutory routes open to the wife — khul, annulment, divorce confirmation — and what follows documentation.

• Khul Claims: Procedure and What the Court Considers

  Khul under Saudi Arabia's Personal Status Law: the Article 95 definition, when khul is valid without a court judgment, compensation rules, Najiz documentation steps, costs, and alternative routes when spouses do not agree.

• Nafaqa (Maintenance): Types and How Courts Assess It

  Maintenance under Saudi Arabia's Personal Status Law: what nafaqa covers, wife and children's maintenance, the court's assessment criteria, interim maintenance, and the rules for requesting an increase or decrease — with no fixed percentages.

• Guide to the Saudi Personal Status Law

  A plain-language guide to the Saudi Personal Status Law (Royal Decree M/73 of 2022) and its 2025 Executive Regulations: marriage, divorce, khul, annulment, custody, maintenance, and estates.