Family
Marriage, divorce, children, nationality and inheritance, between two Moroccans or with a foreigner, in Morocco and where you live. Then the link with the country: language, health cover and your voice.
Marriage
Marrying abroad: town hall or adouls at the consulateA civil marriage abroad is valid for Morocco when it meets the conditions of the Family Code. You then deposit a copy of the certificate at the consulate.Marrying in Morocco when you live abroadIn Morocco you marry before two adouls, once the family judge has authorised the deed. Prepare the papers before your holiday.Marrying a foreignerA Moroccan can marry a foreigner, in Morocco or abroad. Moroccan law sets a religion rule and, in Morocco, a court authorisation after an enquiry.The marriage deed: conditions, property and polygamyWhat you write in the deed on the wedding day decides a lot later: the conditions, the dowry, and what happens to property bought during the marriage.
Divorce
Divorcing under Moroccan lawIn Morocco a marriage ends only through the court. The Family Code offers several routes: by agreement, for discord, at the husband's or the wife's request.Divorce across two countriesA divorce obtained in one country does not change your records in the other by itself. Have it recognised there before you remarry.Children after a divorce: custody, guardianship and travelCustody usually goes to the mother, while the father stays the legal guardian. That difference matters for school, papers and travel.Money after a divorceThe court fixes what is owed: the wife's dues at the divorce, then maintenance and housing for the children until they can stand on their own.
Nationality, residence and inheritance
Moroccan nationality: who has it, how to prove itYou are Moroccan if your father or your mother is. Taking another nationality does not end it.Children of a Moroccan and a foreignerYour child is Moroccan from birth through the Moroccan parent. The other nationality depends on the other country's law, sometimes on a short deadline.Your foreign husband or wife in Morocco: nationality, residence, workMarriage gives your foreign spouse no Moroccan nationality by itself. It does open the way to a residence card in Morocco and, for a wife, to a declaration after five years.Inheritance in a mixed coupleMoroccan law follows a Moroccan everywhere, and it bars inheritance between a Muslim and a non-Muslim. A will and a choice of law can prepare what the law does not give.
Roots, health and your voice
Arabic, Amazigh and Morocco for your childrenThe second and third generations keep the link through language, visits and stories. Help exists.Health and emergencies during a stayYour cover abroad rarely follows you to Morocco. Sort it out before you travel.Complaints and having your sayWhen an office does not answer, there are channels that leave a trace.
Choosing a name
These pages describe the law in force in October 2026: the Family Code of 2004 and the Nationality Code. The reform of the Family Code announced in December 2024 has not been voted. They inform you. For your own case, see a lawyer, an adoul or a notary.