- JEDDAH: Sometimes the marital nuclear option of divorce isn’t necessary.
- Sometimes a man who behaves badly simply needs to be reminded by something (the justice system perhaps?) that his behavior will not be accepted.
The courts sided recently with a Jeddah woman against her husband who had, without her knowledge, taken out a SR120,000 loan in her name. According to a report in Al-Madinah newspaper on Friday, the husband then tried to garnish his wife’s wages in order to help pay back the loan.
“The salary of a married woman is her legitimate right,” said a statement from the court. “Nobody should touch it without her personal consent.”
Contrary to what you might think from this story, the couple have reportedly reconciled after the husband accepted the ruling and his responsibility to pay back the loan. Nothing like a little court ruling to help a man amend his wrongful behavior.
