Dowry-Mahr Speaking

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Articles and commentary about Iran dowry / mahr cases in the U.S., from an expert in Iran mahr.

Public Policy To Reject the Iranian Dowry Must be Specific

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 violated. The appellate court reversed for being speculative. The trial court … held that the marital contract was not enforceable as a contract because it is against public policy. However, the order

Abbas Hadjian, AAML, IAFL, CFLS April 1, 2025

Unvalued Dowry Has No Effect on Spousal Support

2023 Virginia Unpublished: Yazdi v. Darai: Dowry Unrelated to Spousal Support During cross-examination, the wife admitted that she had a dowry of five hundred gold coins in Iran and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 she had started the process to recover her dowry in November 2019. But she explained that she did not know the value of it and that recovering it was “a

Abbas Hadjian, AAML, IAFL, CFLS November 30, 2024

Dowry Enforceable as Premarital Agreement

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 evidence, wife to testify as to Iranian and Islamic law, and without expert testimony awarded wife 514 gold coins when the parties had no assets and never owned 514 gold

Abbas Hadjian, AAML, IAFL, CFLS November 30, 2024

Dowry is Sole and Separate Property of Wife

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 paid the Wife’s dowry of $60,000.00. In accounting for the use of the line of credit, the Trial Court denied credit for payment of the dowry to the Wife and

Abbas Hadjian, AAML, IAFL, CFLS November 30, 2024

$20,000 Sanction For Failure to Remove Iranian Dowry and Travel Ban

Warning: This is an Unpublished Case. For information only. No precedential value. While California divorce pending, Wife enforced her Iranian Dowry which resulted travel ban against Husband (not leaving to country until the Dowry is paid). Husband requested and California Court ordered Wife to dismissal of the Iranian filed dissolution, her Dowry demand and, removing Husband’s Iranian travel ban. The trial

Abbas Hadjian, AAML, IAFL, CFLS August 15, 2024

Dowry “Upon Demand” Enforceable as Agreement in Arizona

2023: IRMO ALULDDIN v. ALFARTOUS, Arizona Court of Appeals, Division I In this case, the Agreement required Husband to pay Wife a total dowry of $25,000 “when she demands it.” These clear, unambiguous contractual provisions are subject to interpretation under neutral principles of law. …Thus, the superior court did not need to assume the role of a religious court or

Abbas Hadjian, AAML, IAFL, CFLS July 8, 2023

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