It is only in 1983 that Lebanon had a Civil Code written in Arabic. However, it was largely inspirited by the New French Civil Code and the French jurisprudence. In general, Lebanese solutions are the same as the French ones with some notable differences especially regarding the Personal Status that has been influenced by the cohabitation of multiple religious communities and is linked to the internal inter-communities Law. Concerning the judicial competence in regard to Personal Status, Lebanese Law is fundamentally different from French or American Law. The articles of the Civil Code organize civil jurisdictions.
Religious jurisdictions depend on the religious laws of the various official religious communities.
The organization of the civil jurisdictions is not very different from the one in France or in the United States. If your Alien Court decision is considered as to be contrary to the Lebanese Public Order Most of the time, the Lebanese Court will demand that the Alien Court Decision is final. However, a final decision is not mandatory and you can always attempt to have a temporary Court Order validated by the Lebanese Civil Court. Stamped by the Court that issued it, Sent to the Secretary of State to the Notarization Department to get a State seal, Sent to the US State Department in Washington to the Autentification Department to get Madeleine Albright s signature, Sent to the Lebanese embassy in Washington for legalization. Translated in Arabic.