Marriage and personal status are primarily based on the religious law of the individual concerned.

In most cases religious groups administer their own family and personal status laws.

So-called "free" marriage caused no change in personal status for either the wife or the husband.

Work is reported to be proceeding on the text of a Palestinian personal status law.

Such individuals must request one of the recognized courts to hear their personal status cases.

Full age or minority are in many laws treated as aspects of personal status.

It is a nuanced, personal status directly related to a person's standing within the community.

The government amended the laws relating to personal status in 1979.

They are permitted free operation and can perform some personal status legal functions.

Sharia courts deal with personal status issues in the Muslim community.

She said over 40 percent of her patients identify themselves as Catholics when asked for religious identification on a personal status sheet.

The religious heads of each community administered all personal status law and performed certain civil functions as well.

Generally, however, male and female rights differ considerably according to Islamic personal status laws.

Iraq does have a written constitution, as well as a civil, criminal and personal status law.

These courts have exclusive jurisdiction over matters relating to personal status.

Personal status includes religion, marriage, divorce, child custody, and inheritance.

Some contestants make false claims about their personal status.

That was true, not only in cases involving personal status, but also in criminal and commercial matters.

Religious groups are subject to their respective religious laws for matters dealing with personal status.

The name Utaemon indicates personal status as an actor.

They communicated both cultural tradition and personal status.

These strictures, while observed, are generally regarded as matters of personal status rather than morality.

They hear personal status law cases only.

It featured former celebrities and their current professional and personal statuses.

Each of them with a distinct personal status, symbolized by the three colors of a traffic light.