Article 138 of the Saudi Personal Status Law

المادة 138 من نظام الأحوال الشخصية · الفصل الأول: أحكام عامة للوصاية والولاية

Official text (Arabic)

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

تنقسم الولاية على القاصر إلى ما يأتي:

1- ولاية على النفس، ويقصد بها؛ الإشراف العام على شخص القاصر بما لا يتعارض مع سلطة الحاضن في إدارة شؤون المحضون.

2- ولاية على المال، ويقصد بها؛ العناية بكل ما له علاقة بمال القاصر.

ويجوز اجتماع الولايتين في شخص واحد.

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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