Abed Awad Esq.

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Abed Awad is an attorney AV rated by Martindale whose practice focuses on complex civil and matrimonial litigation cases with international components. Awad is also an adjunct law professor at Rutgers Law School, Newark. Courses taught include Matrimonial Litigation, Islamic Banking & Finance, and Islamic Jurisprudence. Awad has native fluency in Arabic and is an international expert in Islamic law and the laws of Muslim countries. Awad has testified, consulted, or provided expert reports in more than 100 matters throughout the United States, Canada, and England concerning the interpretation and application of Shari'a (Islamic law) and/or the laws of specific Muslim countries, including, but not limited to, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Gambia, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates (including Dubai and Abu Dhabi), Yemen, and many more.Awad is a contributor and the U.S. Editor at ShariaSource.com, a Harvard Law School Islamic Legal Studies’ project. Awad has published extensively in various publications and is a regular continuing legal education lecturer nationally.

Languages Spoken: Arabic and English

Practice Areas: Child Custody/Residence/Visitation/Contact, Child Support, Cohabitation, Divorce, Domestic Abuse/Violence/Protection Orders, Emergency Procedures/Injunctions, Enforcement: Child Custody, Enforcement: Child Support, Enforcement: Property Division, Enforcement: Spousal Support, Hague Convention/Child Abduction, Mediation, Modification/Variation: Child Custody, Modification/Variation: Child Support, Modification/Variation: Property Division, Modification/Variation: Spousal Support, Pre-nuptial/Post-nuptial Agreements, Relocation/Removal from Jurisdiction, Spousal Support/Maintenance/Alimony

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