We understand how important it is to obtain legal advice before entering a Nikah agreement. Our specialist solicitors can advise you on the impact legally and considerations you may want to make to protect your assets. Our specialist team can also work with you to draft a Nikah agreement to ensure that you understand your rights under Sharia and the impact on the law in England and Wales.
We also understand how torn you can feel when going through an Islamic divorce. If it’s no longer possible to have a harmonious relationship with your spouse, we can support you through the religious and legal processes. We value the differences between Sharia laws and recognise that Islamic laws need to be considered along with any UK legal requirements.
Our Islamic divorce solicitors are particularly experienced in cases involving high net worth individuals, senior executives, and business owners. Our lawyers can also help you if your divorce has international elements. For instance, you may have property in other countries, or your spouse or children live abroad.
Contact us today to discuss your situation in a free initial consultation.
How can we help you with your Islamic and Sharia divorce?
Our Islamic family law solicitors can help you with:
- Marriage contracts (Nikah) and pre-nuptial agreements – we can advise you on and provide these contracts
- Deciding on the dowry (Mahr) that should be given, and if it should be returned if you divorce
- Islamic divorce initiated by the man (Talaq) or woman (Khula)
- International divorces, where you may be living in a different country to your spouse
- Annulments – it may be possible to annul a marriage rather than divorce in some situations
- Domestic abuse – we can help you with a range of protective legal measures
- Financial settlement following divorce
- Arrangements for your children, including who they should live with and issues around parents wishing to relocate
- Matrimonial assets on divorce – we can help you make or defend claims about family assets – especially jewellery
- Sharia Council, we can handle Islamic divorces connected with the Sharia Council.
Many of our solicitors are multilingual, able to speak:
- Arabic
- Hindi
- Urdu
- Punjabi.
Why choose Irwin Mitchell’s Islamic and Sharia divorce solicitors?
We work very closely with Islamic Councils around the country and are sensitive to the subtle cultural and religious differences between communities. We have appeared on several Punjabi radio stations and presented to West Midlands Police about Islamic family law.
Sarah Al-Jourani, our lead Sharia family law solicitor, works very closely with the Sharia Council to provide clients with expert knowledge. Sarah has been appointed UK Chair for Inter Cultural dialogue due to her work in the field of Sharia family law and sits as Vice Chair for the American Bar Association International Family Law Committee.
Sarah regularly hosts webinars on the topic of Sharia family law and has spoken for organisations such as Thought Leaders 4 and Family Law Weekly.
Mark Hands, one of our Islamic divorce solicitors, has built a reputation advising Asian families. He regularly writes and lectures on Islamic family law issues.
Read our divorce experts' series of articles.
We were delighted to win Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion award at The Asian Today’s Signature Awards in 2020.
Our Islamic family solicitors help clients across the country, particularly in and around:
We also offer a cost-effective mediation support service. Mediation can be a more relaxed way of resolving any disputes you and your spouse have. We offer a 30-minute consultation with a solicitor, where we can discuss whether mediation is appropriate.
Specialist Islamic divorce solicitors
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