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Divorce and property division cases involving dowry or mahr assets are handled in United States courts when the parties live in the U.S. This site lists some of such cases by state, with external links to the cases.
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In Shabanian v. Hosseini, the trial court of Shelby County, Tennessee, found that the Iranian Dowry was based on violation of Public Policy. The court did not elaborate which policy or policies are
2023 Virginia Unpublished: Yazdi v. Darai: Dowry Unrelated to Spousal Support During cross-examination, the wife admitted that she had a dowry of five hundred gold coins in Iran and that
In Afghahi v. Ghafoorian (2010), Trial Court ruled that husband pay 514 gold coins to wife pursuant to a premarital contract between the parties. Court allowed the marriage contract into
2009 OVISSI v. SALEMI: Dowry is Sole and Separate Property of Wife In 2009 Ovissi v. Salemi, post-separation, the Husband used a line of credit against a marital residence and