Dowry-Mahr Speaking

A blog by Abbas Hadjian, AAML, IAFL, CFLS

Expert in mahr, Iranian Law and Documents 
California Family Law Attorney
Articles and commentary about Iran dowry / mahr cases in the U.S., from an expert in Iran mahr.

Agreed Mahr Paid in Iran Satisfies Subsequent Judgement in Maryland

In this unpublished Case, the Appellate Court confirmed the Judgment of the Trial Court, which found enforcement of Judgement amounts to collecting the same debt more than once. NOTE: The Court uses the term “MEHR” (love in Farsi) instead of “MAHR” (bridal promissory gift). Many Iranians use the word interchangeably without knowing the difference.  

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Abbas Hadjian, AAML, IAFL, CFLS October 31, 2022

Collecting Dowry in Jordan Violates Automatic Stay of Bankruptcy

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Kansas found that attempt to collect Jordanian Dowry violated the Chapter 13 Automatic Stay, § 362, resulting Sanction and Recoverable Attorney fee and Cost. Wife registered her $15,000.00 deferred Dowry in Sharia Court in Jordan after Husband filed Chapter 13 Bankruptcy in Kansas. Husband traveled to Jordan to attend a funeral but was stopped from leaving country due to the Dowry

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Abbas Hadjian, AAML, IAFL, CFLS March 24, 2022

Cultural Competency: Islamic Mahr does not deny Support and Equitable Distribution

In Parbeen v. Bari, the 4th District Court of Appeal, Florida, reversed the trial Court judgment which denied spousal support and equitable distribution of marital assets to Wife due to enforcement of Bangladesh marriage Mahr provision. Husband argued that the deferred portion of the Mahr  is maximum that Wife may recover under Sharia law. The Appellate Court disagreed.  “…[T]he Mahr agreement’s plain meaning does not

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Abbas Hadjian, AAML, IAFL, CFLS March 24, 2022

Cultural Competency: Mahr Not Acknowledged and Not Enforceable

In Summary Judgment, a Trial Court in NY ruled that a Mahr agreement entered in New York could not be upheld due to the lack of an acknowledgment. The Court noticed that “language, history, and subsequent New York statutory law of DRL 236(B)(3), have clearly created no exception to the acknowledgment requirement.” The Court differentiated the Mahr agreements predated DRL

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Abbas Hadjian, AAML, IAFL, CFLS September 14, 2021
Agreed Mahr Paid in Iran Satisfies Subsequent Judgement in Maryland

In this unpublished Case, the Appellate Court confirmed the Judgment of the Trial Court, which found enforcement of Judgement amounts to collecting the same debt more than once. NOTE: The Court uses the term “MEHR” (love in Farsi) instead of “MAHR” (bridal promissory gift). Many Iranians use

Read More »
Abbas Hadjian, AAML, IAFL, CFLS October 31, 2022
Collecting Dowry in Jordan Violates Automatic Stay of Bankruptcy

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Kansas found that attempt to collect Jordanian Dowry violated the Chapter 13 Automatic Stay, § 362, resulting Sanction and Recoverable Attorney fee and Cost. Wife registered her $15,000.00 deferred Dowry in Sharia Court in Jordan after Husband filed Chapter 13 Bankruptcy in Kansas. Husband traveled to Jordan

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Abbas Hadjian, AAML, IAFL, CFLS March 24, 2022