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IN RE MARRIAGE OF OBAIDI AND QAYOUM

No. 27616-3-III.

226 P.3d 787 (2010)

In re the MARRIAGE OF Husna OBAIDI, Respondent, and Khalid QAYOUM, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.

February 23, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric J. Engel, Andre L. Lang, Engel Law Group PS, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

Timothy Harold Esser, Roger J. Sandberg, Esser & Sandberg PLLC, Pullman, WA, for Appellant.

KULIK, C.J.

¶ 1 A mahr is a prenuptial agreement based on Islamic law that provides an immediate and long-term dowry to the wife. Husna Obaidi and Khalid Qayoum, both children of Afghan immigrants, signed a mahr agreement written in Farsi during an engagement ceremony known as a Nikkah ceremony. Mr. Qayoum, who does not speak, read, or write Farsi, did not know about the mahr until 15 minutes before he signed it. An uncle explained the mahr to Mr. Qayoum after...

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