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Annulment for a defect: the right lapses on acceptance after knowledge

A spouse who learns of a defect and then accepts it, expressly or by conduct, loses the right to seek annulment.

JudgmentsFamily & EstatesGeneral Court, Al-Khobar1435H

Judgment details

Court
General Court, Al-Khobar
Outcome
Upheld on appeal
Year
1435H
Area
Family & Estates
Official collection
Collection of Judicial Rulings 1435H, Ministry of Justice (Research Center)
Location
Vol. 9 · p. 6

Summary

A husband sought annulment because his wife could not bear children and had concealed her age, with return of the dowry and compensation. The court dismissed the claim because they had settled after he learned of the defect, and the Court of Appeal upheld it.

Principle

A spouse who learns of a defect and then accepts it, expressly or by conduct, loses the right to seek annulment.

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