In a labyrinthine journey through legal frameworks, the financial dimensions of legal suits related to marriage sneak in unexpectedly. The numbers accelerate, and liras accumulate in the corridors of the court, where the price of each lawsuit, according to the agreed-upon tariff, reaches 4 million liras or more per case. If one of the spouses is an expatriate, these costs multiply.

The time duration is an additional factor playing a role in the pricing drama. It is calculated between the lawyer and the client, serving as a crucial pillar for complex calculations. Despite the absence of a legal tariff for the value of lawsuits, the two parties build a bridge of negotiation to reach an estimate based on the lawyer's experience and time in the field of law.

The client has the right to receive a receipt proving payment to the lawyer. In case of the lawyer's negligence in legal procedures, the door to complaint opens for the client to the bar association, demanding a refund of the paid fees.

The Marriage Journey Amidst Legal Lights

In the world of marriage and legal judgments, marriage contracts have become a sanctuary exempt from fees and taxes, while the law imposes strict penalties on customary marriage contracts. Fines range between 10,000 and 50,000 liras and may lead to imprisonment in certain cases, such as marrying a minor without the consent of the guardian.

Love and Contracts: Dowries Shining with Gold and Precious Liras at the Heart of Marriage

In a time witnessing an increase in registering dowries with gold and precious liras, many consider this trend as protecting the rights of the wife over time. The value of her dowry becomes a sparkling beacon recorded in the marriage contract.

In our exploration of legal texts, a clear provision states that there is no limit to the value of the dowry, exemplified by a recent Sharia court recording a marriage contract with a dowry value of 4 kilograms of gold and another worth 5 billion Syrian liras.

What adds more diversity is the legal possibility to register the dowry "in hard currency" inside the Sharia court, without conflicting with laws regarding transactions in currencies other than the Syrian lira. Here, the dowry, despite its value, is not considered a commercial transaction but a love gift from the husband to the wife.

In this context, dowries shine with a unique glow, expressing modern developments in understanding "value and romance in the world of marriage today."

Crafting Love Conditions with the Colors of Freedom

In the world of marriage and divorce, the law has become a link between the parties to the legal contract, allowing them to add personal touches through new conditions carrying the concepts of freedom and mutual respect.

Now, the wife can request not to be prevented from working if she has a job, or not to be restricted from leaving the country. In an intriguing contradiction, marriage can witness the addition of a condition related to the wife's immunity in the dissolution of marriage and divorce.

Methods of documenting marriage and divorce cases vary within the Sharia court, and despite the diversity, marriage and divorce rates in 2023 did not differ significantly from previous years. More than 15,000 engagement-based marriage contracts were recorded, along with over 5,000 customary marriage contracts and over 8,000 divorce cases. The law appears as a means to understand and regulate these intertwined relationships in the journey of love and separation.