Family Code

Moroccan Court Grants Divorce in Absentia as Father Authorizes Son to Handle Proceedings

17 November 2020

The judge in family affairs in Safi pronounced a divorce for disagreement in the couple, in the absence of the husband. The latter had mandated his son to take care of the (…)

Moroccan Government Seeks Diaspora Input on Family Code Reform

17 October 2020

The Delegate Minister in charge of Moroccans Residing Abroad presided, on Wednesday in Rabat, a debate on the family code and the difficulties that prevent its implementation (…)

Child Marriage Persists in Morocco: 13% of Rural Unions Involve Minors

11 March 2020

Despite numerous awareness campaigns, child marriage remains a reality, according to the Ministry of Justice, which revealed that between 2009 and 2018, 319,177 requests for (…)

Alarming Rise in Child Marriages in Morocco Despite Legal Age of 18

10 December 2019

The Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE) has just published a damning report on child marriage. The phenomenon, instead of regressing, is experiencing a dizzying (…)

Morocco’s Human Rights Council Calls for Ban on Child Marriage as Practice Persists

9 March 2019

Despite the reform of the Family Code in 2004 (Moudawana) and the restrictions imposed by the legislator, several tens of thousands of Moroccan girls are still married before (…)

Morocco Considers Reforms to Family Code After 15-Year Review

10 February 2019

Just 15 years after the entry into force of the Moudawana, the Family Code, Mohamed Aujjar, Minister of Justice, declared last Friday that his ministry was carrying out a (…)