{"id":758859,"date":"2025-07-30T09:03:39","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T09:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/?p=758859"},"modified":"2025-08-14T13:23:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T13:23:39","slug":"temporary-civil-marriage-lebanese-mp-proposes-5-year-renewable-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/758859\/temporary-civil-marriage-lebanese-mp-proposes-5-year-renewable-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Temporary Civil Marriage? Lebanese MP Proposes 5-Year Renewable Contract"},"content":{"rendered":" <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lebanese MP Elias Jradi recently proposed a draft law that would introduce a unified civil personal status law in Lebanon, one that includes the option of <strong>a renewable five-year marriage contract<\/strong>.<\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the draft, the marriage would automatically enter a three-month separation period at the end of the term, after which the couple can decide whether to continue the marriage or go their separate ways.<\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His proposal, which aired during an interview on Al Jadeed, drew sharp criticism online, with many accusing it of undermining the traditional idea of marriage and turning it into a legal arrangement with an expiration date. Some argued it \u201cempties marriage of its substance\u201d and weakens long-term commitment.<\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-628b27634366f896e4e6d90647bbd4b6\" id=\"h-here-are-some-of-the-reactions-to-this-proposal\">Here are some of the reactions to this proposal: <\/h4>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"636\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-30-at-11.32.59\u202fAM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-758840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-30-at-11.32.59\u202fAM.png 636w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-30-at-11.32.59\u202fAM-600x298.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-30-at-11.32.59\u202fAM-250x124.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/figure>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"638\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-30-at-11.32.13\u202fAM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-758817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-30-at-11.32.13\u202fAM.png 638w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-30-at-11.32.13\u202fAM-600x273.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-30-at-11.32.13\u202fAM-250x114.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/figure>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"626\" height=\"242\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-30-at-11.32.30\u202fAM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-758820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-30-at-11.32.30\u202fAM.png 626w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-30-at-11.32.30\u202fAM-600x232.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-30-at-11.32.30\u202fAM-250x97.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/><\/figure>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"626\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-30-at-11.33.32\u202fAM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-758823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-30-at-11.33.32\u202fAM.png 626w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-30-at-11.33.32\u202fAM-600x278.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-30-at-11.33.32\u202fAM-250x116.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/><\/figure>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"642\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-30-at-11.32.43\u202fAM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-758827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-30-at-11.32.43\u202fAM.png 642w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-30-at-11.32.43\u202fAM-600x336.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-30-at-11.32.43\u202fAM-250x140.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/figure>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"258\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-30-at-11.33.43\u202fAM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-758830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-30-at-11.33.43\u202fAM.png 634w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-30-at-11.33.43\u202fAM-600x244.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-30-at-11.33.43\u202fAM-250x102.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/figure>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-30-at-11.33.21\u202fAM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-758833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-30-at-11.33.21\u202fAM.png 646w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-30-at-11.33.21\u202fAM-600x331.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-30-at-11.33.21\u202fAM-250x138.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 646px) 100vw, 646px\" \/><\/figure>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-in-an-interview-with-al-jadeed-jradi-pushed-back-against-the-backlash-clarifying-that-a-time-limited-contract-doesn-t-mean-the-marriage-must-end\">In an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ALJADEEDNEWS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1950253739496952309%7Ctwgr%5Eb4f27653f230bc82435a475741db47cfbf2254ac%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.beirut.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost-new.php%3Flang%3Dar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Al Jadeed<\/a>, Jradi pushed back against the backlash, clarifying that a <strong>time-limited contract doesn&#8217;t mean the marriage must end<\/strong>:<\/h4>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ve placed a specific duration for the marriage, this doesn\u2019t mean it ends. On the contrary, if both partners still want the marriage, it continues. Sometimes, the marital relationship becomes coercive\u2026 It\u2019s no longer psychologically or familially healthy. Why should relationships persist amid conflict? It becomes psychological torture for the couple, the family, and the children living in domestic hell.\u201d<\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content: center;align-items: center;\">   <div class=\"lozad wp-twitter-embed\" style=\"text-align: center;width:80%;max-width: 100%;\" data-twitter-src=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ALJADEEDNEWS\/status\/1950253739496952309\"><\/div>  <\/div>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He emphasized that the proposal aims to abolish sectarian personal status laws in Lebanon and replace them with a civil legal framework that gives future generations more freedom and protection:<\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI have two daughters. My biggest concern is protecting them. I believe this kind of law will protect them from being trapped by psychological, social, religious, or unconscious pressure.\u201d<\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>    <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What do you think of this proposal? 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