Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology

Recognition of Temporary Marriages from Iran in the Netherlands

by Fei An Kersten

Question(s) at stake

Whether the Dutch legal system recognizes a temporary marriage contracted outside the Netherlands.

Outcome of the ruling

The recognition of a temporary marriage would be contrary to the Dutch public order. Consequently, such a marriage cannot be recognized as valid by Dutch law.

Country:

Netherlands

Official citation

Court of Appeal of Arnhem-Leeuwarden, Judgement of 28 November 2019, 200.255.348/01 (Uitspraak Gerechtshof Arnhem-Leeuwarden, 28 November 2019)

ECLI:NL:GHARL:2019:10284

Topic(s)

Keywords:

Customary marriage Foreign decisions/judgments Legal toolbox Limitations and justifications Marriage and partnership Public order Recognition

Tag(s):

Temporary marriage Iranian marriage law Public order exception Sigheh marriage

Bibliographic information

Kersten, Fei An (2024): Recognition of Temporary Marriages from Iran in the Netherlands, Department of Law and Anthropology, Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle (Saale), Germany, CUREDI076NL003, https://doi.org/10.48509/CUREDI076NL003.

About the authors

Fei An Kersten (Faculty of Law, Maastricht University, Netherlands)