Riyadh: Saudi women will from now on be updated about any change in their civil status on their mobile phones through short text messages (SMS).
According to Okaz, the Ministry of Justice will today implement the new SMS service, which applies to cases of marriage or divorce.
Under the new system, women will be able to have access to documents related to the termination of their marriage contracts through the ministry’s e-portal.
Thus, married women will be informed about their divorce through an instant message to their mobile phone registered through the Absher system.
When a divorce decree is issued by a court, the text message will inform the divorcee of the number of the divorce document and the court that issued it.
The ministry sent a circular to all courts across Saudi Arabia, instructing them to start implementing the new service today.