78 divorce cases a day

78 divorce cases a day

JEDDAH: A total of 357 marriage contracts each day were signed in the Kingdom during the year 2007. In the same period, there were 78 divorce cases per day. These statistics are from the Ministry of Justice in its annual report for the year 1428H (2007), according to Al-Eqtisadiah newspaper. The report said that in the same year, 130,451 marriages were conducted in the Kingdom as opposed to 28,561 divorces, including 25,697 divorces in which both parties were Saudi and 2,864 divorces in which only one party was Saudi. According to the report, 15,853 marriage contracts were between Saudi nationals while 2,769 contracts were between Saudi men and non-Saudi women. It added that 1,635 foreign men were married to Saudi women. The ministry said 17,830 marital contracts were conducted in courts and 112,621 contracts made by marriage officials while marriage contracts between foreign residents were 10,850. According to the ministry, there were 1,415 khula cases (a woman divorcing her husband after relinquishing her dowry) and 3,025 cases of abrogation of contracts. Makkah topped all cities in marriages (34,702) and divorces (8,318) with Riyadh second with 28,269 marriages and 9,293 divorces. The report said 1,892 couples were reconciled by the courts, thus saving their marriages.