ABSTRACT
Jasmine’s parents settled in England from Ruritania, and Jasmine was born and grew up in England. She was introduced on her 16th birthday to Jafar, a Ruritanian domiciliary, who had come to England to go through an arranged marriage with Jasmine. Two weeks later, Jasmine reluctantly went through a ceremony of marriage with Jafar. On their wedding night Jasmine was horrified to find that Jafar was a drug addict, and she refused to have sexual intercourse with him until he gave up his drug habit. A few months later, Jasmine left Jafar and went through a ceremony of marriage with Aladdin in a registry office using false names so that her father would not find out and prevent the marriage. In disgust, Jafar returned to Ruritania to visit relatives. Ruritanian law allows polygamy, and Jafar married Asha, a 14 year old Ruritanian girl, who returned to England with him. Jafar’s drug addiction has rendered him impotent and so after two years he and Asha adopt a child. Jafar now wishes to end his relationship with Asha.
