Mahriyeh is property the husband commits, in the official marriage contract, to pay his wife. Here is what it can consist of and how it is collected.
2024-02-24
After marriage, spouses have mutual rights and duties. One of a wife's rights is nafaqa — the husband is obligated to support his wife and children.
2024-02-19
Under Article 1133 of the Civil Code and Sharia law, the right to divorce belongs to the husband. Here is how that right can be delegated to the wife.
2024-02-14
Iranian law sets out specific, mandatory requirements for the marriage of Iranian women to foreign nationals, including special government permission.
2024-02-09
Once a divorce is finalized, spouses become legally and religiously unrelated to one another and owe each other no further marital duties. What about inheritance?
2024-02-04
