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tui wrote:

Hi,
I have now been in contact with my 'husband' and he says he needs 2000 l.e. for the lawyer but I understand he can go to the Ministry in Cairo and obtain the divorce, we have never lived together, he is in Egypt and I am in the UK since the marriage. I can't afford to go back to Egypt but I really want this divorce so is it possible for him to do it and will it really cost 2000 LE it seems all I've ever done in this 'relationship' is to give him money and I don't really want to give him any more! Please help. Or if anybody knows of a trustworthy lawyer in Cairo, I would appreciate it if you could give me their details.
Thanks so much for your comments so far

Why did you marry this man? It sounds very strange! You marry him but you left. You could have gotten a residence with the marriage certificate, That s not  reason with " visa".
And a husband that you gave him money???? Egyptian husbands give wives money, provide houses, anything for their living... What type of husband is he?
Don t worry so much with the divorce, and don t give him any money again. Husband or a lawyer they will ask you again money, at the beginning little, after that more and more!
And why do you need a divorce as soon as this marriage is not registrated in Europe? Do you want to marry another Egyptian?

mydream wrote:

Valibilic.
Tui needs advice and help not a lecture!
Tui I sent you a private message if U contact me I will try to help you.

She (Valibilic) gave the apt reply, since she was not clear about the whole situation. And I cant see any lecture in that. Its a critical query and you need to know the facts before replying.

However, You can discuss the solution in the open forum as it can help some other people who might be in the same situation than resorting to private messages.

Egyptian Lawyer wrote:

according to Egyptian law , when an Egyptian marry a foreigner . the egyptian law will be applied . so , since he is a  muslim you can apply for divorce at the family court , you dont need to prove any abuse , as there is some kinda divorce called (Kholaa) by which a woman can get divorce without needing to prove any abuse from her spouse side neither does she need him to agree , it s easy , just a matter of time but 100% a woman can get divorce this way ,,,

but when the wife want the divorce named (Kholaa) when she get it sooner or later as it takes time, she will never take her rights as its the condition to make this divorce!

don moe wrote:

she will never take her rights as its the condition to make this divorce!

Which rights do you expect her to take from this useless husband? Go for khoola, newfiechicky! Good luck!

Caty in Cairo wrote:

don moe wrote:

she will never take her rights as its the condition to make this divorce!

Which rights do you expect her to take from this useless husband? Go for khoola, newfiechicky! Good luck!

hehehe of course i agree with you in her case, but some times other women asks for her legal rights

foolishfoolishgirl wrote:

I think it is because it was done at the Ministry of Justice and we are in the middle of the visa process.  Though I probably won't ever get married again so maybe it doesn't really matter.

I faced a similar situation in the past. I had gotten married in my own country, but did not register the marriage here (in the UK), and neither are marriages in my country automatically registered/recognized here. I later went and checked, and found that my status was still "single" according to the UK marriage registry, rather than "married" (i.e they were not aware of my marriage in my country as I didn't register it here). So I didn't have to do much, as I could get married here or anywhere (apart from my country) without it being polygamy. Since I had no intention to get married in my country again, I decided to sit back, and let her take care of the divorce, as it would only effect her if she wants to get married again, and not me. I suppose likewise it would be in his interest to get the divorce done if he wants to re-marry. I never returned back as I didn't want to see her face again, ignored the pathetic court letters, and the divorce was done after a period of time has passed. I don't know about Egyptian Islamic marriages, and whether they are automatically legally recognized in the USA. You might want to investigate this, and see whether it has any effect on your marital status in the States. As for the visa, I simply cancelled the process, informing them that I no longer intend to remain in the relationship and thus sponsor her... I was a "foolishfoolishboy"!!