A Jordanian woman won the right to divorce her husband on grounds she "hates" him in the first such court ruling since an amendment to the law, AlArab Al-Yawmnewspaper reported today.
Jordan's civil code only allowed men to file for divorce, but the amendment approved by King Abdullah II in December gives women the same privilege - as long as they abandon claims for financial compensation.
The unidentified divorcee had been married for three years to a man she claimed she "hated" and filed for divorce after December, the newspaper reported.
The amended law stated that the judge will order a divorce if the woman attests that "she can no longer live with her husband".
The court tried to reconcile the couple but finally bowed to the woman's request in line with the amended legislation after she agreed to give up her rights to financial compensation.
This included a "dowry" she had received from the husband at the time of their marriage, the newspaper said.
AFP