Chapter: Remission Concerning the Dower

If he divorces her before consummation after having specified a mahr, and she is legally competent with regard to her property, then her waiver is valid. Remission means that she forgoes half of the dower when she has not yet received any of it, or that she returns that half to him if she has already taken it. If she is a virgin, her father may remit half of the dower on her behalf once the divorce has actually occurred—neither before that nor after consummation. No one may remit any portion of the dower except the father alone: not a testamentary guardian, nor