Documents Required for Filing Divorce in Pakistan
- CNIC copy of client
- CNIC copy of spouse (if available)
- Copy of Nikahnama (Marriage Certificate) (if available)
- NADRA Marriage Registration Certificate (if available)
- Recent passport-size photographs of the client
- Details of dower (Haq Mehr) – paid or unpaid
- List of dowry articles (if applicable)
- Proof of residence (for jurisdiction purposes)
Names and CNIC copies of two witnesses
Documents Required for Child Custody Cases in Pakistan
- Birth Certificate of Child
- B-Form
- NADRA Smart card
- Recent Passport-Size Photographs of Child and Petitioner
- Divorce Certificate (In case of Divorce between parents)
- Marriage Certificate of parents
- Proof of second marriage (In a case where a parent has contracted a second marriage after divorce)
Documents Required for Dower Recovery
- CNIC copy of the client (wife/petitioner)
- CNIC copy of the husband (if available)
- Divorce Certificate
- Details of the Dower (Haq Mehr) amount
– As stated in Nikahnama (including any deferred or unpaid portion) - List of dowry articles (if recovery of dowry is also claimed)
- Correspondence or evidence showing demand for dower (if any)
- Witnesses details (if any clause was orally agreed upon or witnessed)
Documents Required for Permanent Guardianship
- CNIC copy of the petitioner (the person seeking guardianship)
- CNIC or B-Form/NADRA Smart Card of the minor
- Birth certificate of the minor
- Proof of relationship with the minor (e.g., family tree, affidavit)
- Photographs of the petitioner and the minor
- Details of the minor’s property/assets (if property guardianship is involved)
- Record of the current custody or living arrangement of the minor
- Consent of natural parents (if they are alive and not opposing) or
– Death certificate of parents (if applicable)
– Divorce certificate or custody orders - Any previous court orders related to custody/guardianship