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In this child custody dispute case between divorced parents who had married pursuant to Islamic law in Morocco, the court granted the defendant's motion and ordered that the child need not be sent back to the United States, as the child was taken abroad lawfully, under the laws of New Jersey and of the United States. In any event, and although the court did not consider Moroccan and Islamic law, the court ruled that international rules of comity would have dictated a similar conclusion.

A foreign Pakistani custody decree was entitled to comity because the Pakistani custody decree was based on the best interests of the children.

A Maryland court ruled that Sharīʿa Court lacked jurisdiction in a custody case since the couple never resided in the jurisdiction of the Sharīʿa Court.