Note, Enforcing Islamic Mahr Agreements: The American Judge’s Interpretational Dilemma
By , February 8, 2012
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Courts should refuse to enforce overly vague Islamic mahr marriage agreements. US judicial interpretation of mahr agreements has been inconsistent and leads to confusing precedent. Non-enforcement will incentivize users of mahr agreements to reform them to be less vague and to include arbitration provisions.
