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Judge becomes Saudi woman's guardian

Judge becomes Saudi woman's guardian after brother refuses to let her marry

A Saudi woman, who filed a lawsuit against her brother because he refused to let her marry, won the case, Sabq news site reported.
Without his permission, the claimant couldn't get married, because just like all Saudi women, she is subjected to the kingdom's male guardianship system.
Under this system, a male guardian, usually a father, brother, or husband, has legal rights over most major aspects of a woman's life, including her freedom of movement and ability to work.
According to Sabq, the woman filed a case against her brother, who's also her male guardian, accusing him of unjustly refusing to let her marry a man who had proposed to her. She also said he had rejected several others who had proposed to her over the past few years.
During his hearings, the defendant claimed he had only refused one person because he felt that the marriage wouldn't be right for his sister.
The judge then heard from several key witnesses in the case, including the woman and the man who's now her husband, they all refuted the defendant's claim.

Based on that, the judge eventually decided to transfer the woman's guardianship to himself, then onto an authorized Islamic judge who signed her marriage contract to the groom.