{"id":1747,"date":"2019-01-06T02:39:49","date_gmt":"2019-01-06T02:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aptnewsghana.com\/?p=1747"},"modified":"2019-01-06T02:39:55","modified_gmt":"2019-01-06T02:39:55","slug":"saudi-women-to-get-divorce-confirmation-by-text-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aptnewsghana.com\/index.php\/2019\/01\/06\/saudi-women-to-get-divorce-confirmation-by-text-message\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi women to get divorce confirmation by text message"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A new regulation in Saudi Arabia is set to stop Saudi women from not knowing about their own divorce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starting from Sunday, courts will be required to notify women by text on rulings confirming their divorces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Local\n female lawyers suggest the measure will end what are known as secret \ndivorces – cases where men end a marriage without telling their wives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The directive would ensure women are fully aware of their marital status and can protect rights such as alimony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year, a decades-old driving ban on women was lifted in Saudi Arabia<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, women still remain subject to male guardianship laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The new measure ensures women get their [alimony] rights when they’re divorced<\/a>,”\n Saudi lawyer Nisreen al-Ghamdi told Bloomberg. “It also ensures that \nany powers of attorney issued before the divorce are not misused.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many\n women have filed appeals to courts over being divorced without their \nknowledge, lawyer Samia al-Hindi told local newspaper Okaz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \nnew step is said to be part of economic and social reforms pushed by \nCrown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, such as allowing women to attend \nfootball matches and work in jobs traditionally reserved for men. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What can Saudi women still not do?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There\n are many things that Saudi women are unable to do without permission \nfrom a male guardian, usually a husband, father, brother or son.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These things include, but are not limited to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n