The right of either the husband or the wife to request for change of the Judges, Jurors, Court Clerks The right to request the change of persons conducting proceedings is one of the basic rights of the litigants to protect their rights and interests in a divorce case. In practice, there are many cases that…

The composition of the Council of Adjudicators in a divorce case will be similar to other civil cases. For the first instance trial, the Council of Adjudicators usually consists of 01 Judge and 02 Jurors. In special cases, the first instance trial commission may consist of 02 Judges and 03 Jurors. For the appellate stage,…

Like other civil cases, according to the Civil Proceedings Code 2015, there are two levels of trial in a divorce dispute: the first instance trial and the appellate trial. Courts handle and resolve divorce cases under the law on civil procedures[2], specifically as follows: First instance trial Time for acceptance: Within 03 working days from…

Obligation to pay Court fee advances and Court fees is an obligation of the spouses when requesting a competent Court to settle a civil case at their request, except for some special cases where the spouses are exempt from the payment of advance Court fees in accordance with the law[2]. When making a unilateral divorce,…

Currently, the Law on Marriage and Family 2014 does not have any provision regarding the statute of limitations to apply for a divorce case. Instead, this law only provides the statute of limitation for the acceptance of a divorce petition. Accordingly: “Courts shall accept divorce petitions in accordance with the Civil Proceedings Law”[1]. Therefore, under…