family courts of Egypt

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The family courts of Egypt are specialized judicial bodies that handle personal status matters such as marriage, divorce, child custody, and inheritance in accordance with Egyptian law and, often, Islamic jurisprudence.

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Label Occurrences
family courts of Egypt canonical 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial body ⓘ
specialized court ⓘ
aimsTo protect family stability ⓘ
protect rights of children ⓘ
protect rights of women ⓘ
appliesLaw Egyptian personal status law ⓘ
Islamic jurisprudence ⓘ
appliesPrinciple best interests of the child ⓘ
canIssue custody orders ⓘ
divorce decrees ⓘ
inheritance rulings ⓘ
maintenance orders ⓘ
country Egypt ⓘ
decisionType binding judgments ⓘ
enforcement enforced through Egyptian enforcement authorities ⓘ
handlesMatter alimony ⓘ
child custody ⓘ
divorce ⓘ
dowry disputes ⓘ
engagement disputes ⓘ
guardianship ⓘ
inheritance ⓘ
marriage ⓘ
paternity ⓘ
hasAppealTo Court of Cassation of Egypt ⓘ
courts of appeal in Egypt ⓘ
hasLevel first‑instance courts ⓘ
jurisdiction personal status matters ⓘ
languageOfProceedings Arabic ⓘ
legalBasis Egyptian Civil and Commercial Procedures Law ⓘ
Egyptian Constitution ⓘ
Egyptian Personal Status Laws for Muslims ⓘ
personal status laws for non‑Muslim denominations ⓘ
legalSystem Egyptian legal system ⓘ
overseenBy Egyptian judiciary ⓘ
linked to: judiciary of Egypt
partOf court system of Egypt ⓘ
primaryFunction adjudication of family disputes ⓘ
procedureType civil procedure ⓘ
recognizes religious affiliation of parties in personal status matters ⓘ
subjectMatter family relations ⓘ
maintenance obligations ⓘ
marital relations ⓘ
succession ⓘ
usesSourceOfLaw Christian canon or communal law for relevant Christian denominations ⓘ
Jewish personal status law for Jewish community ⓘ
Sharia for Muslims ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Egyptian judicial authorities → includes → family courts of Egypt ⓘ
judiciary of Egypt → hasComponent → family courts of Egypt ⓘ