Family Law Counsel Programme

Program details

Synthesizes substantive personal status laws and procedural practice across Egypt and Saudi Arabia, blending human-centered mediation skills with courtroom advocacy.

Field

Specialized Professional Programs

Duration

30 training hours

Modules

7 modules

Location

Egypt (In-person) · Remote

Who it is for

Family law attorneys, personal status counselors, and mediators in family dispute resolution centers.

Certificate

Certificate of attendance or completion, with a QR code

Modules and course outline

1. 01Sources of personal status law in Egypt and the landmark Saudi Personal Status Law(4 hours)
2. 02Marriage contracts, legal effects, dowry disputes, and reciprocal financial rights(4 hours)
3. 03Divorce, Khula (judicial dissolution), fault-based separation, and immediate legal consequences(4 hours)
4. 04Spousal and child maintenance, child custody hierarchies, visitation decrees, and guardianship(5 hours)
5. 05Procedural pathways: family conciliation offices, filing claims, judicial hearings, and decree enforcement(5 hours)
6. 06Estates, inheritance calculations under Islamic jurisprudence, succession certificates, and bequests(4 hours)
7. 07Client advisory psychology in domestic disputes, amicable settlement negotiation, and drafting settlement agreements(4 hours)