Article 149 of the Saudi Personal Status Law

المادة 149 من نظام الأحوال الشخصية · الفصل الثاني: الوصي

Official text (Arabic)

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

1- للمحكمة من تلقاء نفسها أو بناءً على طلب من الوصي أن تضم إليه شخصاً غيره -واحداً أو أكثر- إذا عَجز أو احتاج إلى من يعينه، أو كان في ذلك مصلحة للقاصر.

2- للمحكمة عزل الأوصياء أو أحدهم إذا اقتضت مصلحة القاصر ذلك.

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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