Moroccan women and the new family code
Monday February 9, 2004
A new family code, introduced by king Mohammed VI in October 2003 and unanimously adopted by parliament in February, puts Moroccan women on equal footing with men in regard to marriage and children.
The main changes to the Moroccan family code include the following:
Source: ArabicNews.com - New family code: protecting women, children, and families
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The main changes to the Moroccan family code include the following:
- Minimum age of marriage raised to 18 for women
- Sharing of property between married couples
- Polygamy strictly controlled
- Divorce proceedings can be initated by women and are subject to judicial supervision
- Possibility of women to retain custody of children
- Inheritance rights improved for women
- Greatly simplified proof of paternity procedure
- Removal of debasing and degrading language toward women in the family code
Source: ArabicNews.com - New family code: protecting women, children, and families
More: Women in Morocco
Comments
wow, i just came in contact with this page , and reading about ur experience…i would like to know more recent news about this, im so glad for the marroquians.i have learn so much from this article, although , i know , your not telling us that all marroquians are like this, but im glad that they are coming to embrase traditions fro other cultures and their laws seems to be more extendible, if i can say that. thank u so much….
my interes is only cause i have a penpal in Taza.
oh! ijust want to thank you for thiswonderful artile in wich you really honnour moroccan women in and what is more is that you rise their flag highly b/w the others women of the world andd you speak on the behalf of them i am student of bac and from morocco too and iwas truly glad to read what you wrote and satisfied and proud as well.iwish you move on and make us in contact with our mother contry.
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This is a big step forward but it’s also a big reminder of how far behind the western world morocco and the whole of Africa is. It’s really quite sad that women are finally getting rights and its 2009. Nevertheless, it still is a great victory for Moroccan women, women and just people as a whole.
I want to thank you for this info and all other info about Morocco. I have a friend from Kenitra and I’m thinking of going to visit them. But I’m trying to find out all the infotmation I can about their country and maybe their city, before I go. I want to be well educated about the government and all. before I make m y final decision. Thank You