A man contested the €20,000 dowry recorded in his Moroccan marriage certificate, claiming that the amount was merely symbolic. The The Hague Court of Appeal nevertheless ordered him to pay the full amount.
The French consulate in Rabat suspected that the marriage between a Moroccan man and a French woman was not genuine. Pregnant by her husband and separated from him for more than a year, the woman secured the judge’s intervention.
Roberto Carlos puts an end to the rumor. The former Real Madrid star says he did not convert to Islam, contrary to information that went viral after his marriage to Moroccan businesswoman Souhaila Tahiri.
Images of Roberto Carlos celebrating his wedding to Suhaila Ettahiri, a Spanish businesswoman of Moroccan origin, are circulating widely on social media. The ceremony shown in the videos took place on July 25, but the former Real Madrid player had already been married for several months.
A woman born in Morocco had been denied French nationality by the Nantes Judicial Court, which notably questioned her civil status and parentage. Three years later, the Court of Appeal completely overturns the decision: she is indeed French through her father.
A Moroccan woman, married to a French citizen and the mother of two French children, found herself caught between the Digital Administration for Foreigners in France (ANEF) and the prefecture while trying to renew her residence permit. The courts have just suspended the refusal and ordered the administration to register her application, subject to a €100-per-day penalty.
A Moroccan man legally settled in France wanted to benefit from family reunification for his wife, who was also already lawfully present in the country. The prefecture refused for one reason only: their marriage had been celebrated in Morocco . The courts have now ruled against it.
While teams tasked with preventing photos and videos at weddings have lost ground in some regions of Morocco, the service continues to attract interest in the Rif. A professional in the sector says she continues to receive strong demand there, with far fewer conflicts with guests.
Living in Morocco until your death is not necessarily enough to keep French courts from handling an inheritance. A Court of Cassation ruling shows that assets retained in France may allow a French judge to rule on the entire estate.
A mother wanted to spend more than a month in Morocco with her child, but did not have the father’s consent. Asked to intervene before the departure, the Dutch courts ultimately authorized the trip and themselves replaced the missing consent.
At some weddings in Morocco, specialized teams are tasked with preventing guests from taking photos or filming. These teams, commonly referred to as “commandos,” are hired by families who want to prevent images of the ceremony from circulating without their consent.
The divorce of two Moroccans from the Netherlands turned into a financial puzzle before the Dutch courts. At the heart of the case: several properties, bank accounts and, above all, a €1.4 million loan whose use could not be established.