Numerous judicial bodies in matters of personal status before the law (No. 462 of 1955), as he was the elimination of both the Islamic courts and the courts and the courts consulate denominational boards and provisions. This diversity has entailed in the judiciary, applied to every point of their own laws, Vtaddt so the laws that govern personal status problems (). Orbiter and the development of judicial reform in Egypt recognizes the importance of the role played by the Act in the elimination of this multiplicity.
As a result, that was the Sharia courts are competent personal status issues to the Egyptians and Muslims were naturally apply the Islamic Sharia As for the non-Muslims of the Egyptians were denominational boards are competent to adjudicate in their personal issues. The multiplicity of these councils varied religions, sects and denominations even reached the fourteen councils each of which applies the rules and principles of the religious sect under its jurisdiction, while foreigners were Ttolahm consular courts.