Court marriage consists of various legal aspects and procedures which are needed to be fulfilled according to the law of the country for the get married legally. In Pakistan, it is a constitutional right of every citizen to choose a person to marry. Islam gives this right too to those who are adults and can determine their good or bad.
For a court marriage, legal formalities need to be done in the right manner to obtain a marriage certificate. After getting married in Pakistan, an “Urdu Nikahnama” is issued which is a legal bond signed between male and female that they are agreed to get married on these terms and conditions enlisted in it. Court marriages are a bit complex in nature, so it requires some legal experts to carry out these procedures for making it legally error-free without any flaws in it. They are usually court marriage lawyers who are experts and experienced in handling these cases.
Procedure of Court Marriage
In Pakistan, Court marriage’s number is increasing day by day due to various reasons in our society, for example, when the right of choosing life partner is denied to any person or someone is getting forced by their parents or relatives to marry someone, they seek protection from the law and get married in the court of law by getting a helping hand from the court marriage lawyer.Another main reason for court marriage is poverty, many parents cannot afford so many expenses of a wedding and prefer to marry in court.
The process is not very hard to understand, the couple needs to fulfil some requirements according to governing law. In Pakistan, the following requirements are mandatory.
- The couple who desires to marry must at least 18 years old.
- The couple must be in the opposite gender in order to get married. Homosexual marriage is a punishable offence according to the law and it is also a heinous sin in Islam too.
- The wedding couple should have free consent to do Nikah without having any kind of enforceability from any party.
Required Documents for Court Marriage
Many law firms provide assistance and illustrate the parties the requirement for doing a court marriage. Court marriage requires a few necessary documents to ensure the legal process and paperwork.
Marriage couple must possess a valid CNIC or Passport. In case both are not present, the Matriculation certificate or B form can be used.
- There should be 2 marriage witnesses present from both sides. (Sometimes Law firms provides that too)
- 4 or 6 photographs passport size.
- A free-will affidavit from the bride’s side.
- In the case of the second marriage of bride, valid divorce certificate or death certificate of the deceased husband is required.
- In the case of the second marriage of groom, valid permission from the first wife is necessary.
After the marriage, the nikahnama is sent with other relevant documents to the Union council to obtain a “NADRA Marriage Certificate” issued from the Union council.
Court Marriage Services at Zahid Law Associates:
Zahid Law Associates is providing services of court marriage registration in Pakistan, we help to complete all the processes of court marriage and court marriage documents. Zahid Law has the expertise of all marriage affairs like online nikah, nikah registrar, Urdu nikahnama and more.
