Article 134 of the Saudi Personal Status Law

المادة 134 من نظام الأحوال الشخصية · الفصل الثاني: الحضانة

Official text (Arabic)

This article has not been amended since the law was issued.

مع مراعاة ما تقضي به المادة (التاسعة والعشرون بعد المائة) من هذا النظام:

1- إذا كان المحضون في حضانة أحد الوالدين، فللآخر زيارته واستزارته واستصحابه بحسب ما يتفقان عليه، وفي حال الاختلاف تقرر المحكمة ما تراه.

2- إذا كان أحد والدي المحضون متوفى أو غائباً، فللمحكمة أن تعين مستحق الزيارة من أقاربه وفق مصلحة المحضون.

3- إذا كان المحضون لدى غير والديه، فللمحكمة أن تعين مستحق الزيارة من أقاربه وفق مصلحة المحضون.

This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers

Explanation (Arabic)

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