ative ▁frequency ▁of ▁k h ul ' ▁has ▁been ▁noted ▁in ▁studies ▁of ▁Ist an bul , ▁An atol ia , ▁Sy ria , ▁Muslim ▁Cy pr us , ▁Egypt ▁and ▁Palest ine . ▁ ▁In ▁studies ▁of ▁M aml uk ▁Egypt ▁and ▁the ▁B alk ans ▁under ▁Ott oman ▁rule , ▁k h ul ' ▁was ▁shown ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁principal ▁means ▁of ▁divor ce . ▁Women ▁employed ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁strateg ies ▁to ▁force ▁a ▁settlement ▁from ▁their ▁hus b ands . ▁Some ▁neglect ed ▁their ▁mar ital ▁and ▁household ▁duties , ▁making ▁family ▁life ▁impossible ▁for ▁the ▁husband . ▁O thers ▁demanded ▁immediate ▁payment ▁of ▁the ▁de ferred ▁ma hr , ▁knowing ▁that ▁the ▁husband ▁had ▁no ▁means ▁to ▁comp ly ▁and ▁would ▁be ▁ja iled ▁if ▁he ▁failed ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁ ▁In ▁some ▁cases ▁the ▁k h ul ' ▁contract ▁involved ▁no ▁compens ation ▁from ▁the ▁wife , ▁while ▁in ▁other ▁cases ▁women ▁would ▁wa ive ▁all ▁of ▁their ▁husband ' s ▁financial ▁oblig ations . ▁According ▁to ▁studies ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Lev ant , ▁various ▁court ▁procedures ▁were ▁put ▁in ▁place ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁a ▁k h ul ' ▁was ▁not ▁actually ▁a ▁t ala q . ▁ ▁Jud icial ▁divor ce ▁ ▁Jur is pr ud ence ▁ ▁A ▁marriage ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁dissol ved ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁jud icial ▁divor ce . ▁Either ▁sp ouse ▁can ▁pet ition ▁a ▁q adi ▁court ▁to ▁obtain ▁jud icial ▁divor ce , ▁but ▁they ▁must