Muslim marriage and family law in England and Wales

Posted on Sep 20, 2011 in Communities & the Law

With the rise of Muslim couples living in England and Wales, many couples have both civil and Muslim weddings, which give rise to potential conflict, writes lawyer Marwa Hadi. Many couples have married in another jurisdiction and subsequently become resident in England and Wales. This can create conflict between the rules governing Islamic marriages and Civil marriages and the position is by no means clear, in particular when such...