Personal Status Law — Article 82 — Article (82) Cases of Obligatory Waiting Period
Chapter Five: Waiting Period
Subject to Articles (38) and (39) of this Law, the waiting period is obligatory in the event of death in a valid marriage contract, even before intercourse, and it is obligatory if the separation occurs in a case other than death, by seclusion or intercourse of a valid marriage contract.
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