The effect of transsexual change in  non-financial relationships of couple in Iranian family law

Afghah, Alasadat; Khoshsorat Movafagh, Azam; Zarean, Mansoreh

doi:10.30497/flj.2021.239674.1588

The effect of transsexual change in non-financial relationships of couple in Iranian family law

Document Type : Specialized Article

Authors

¹ PhD student in women s studies , university of Religions and Denominations, Qom , iran

² Assistant professor Women studies,woman and family,religios Qom, Qom, Iran

³ Assistant Professor, Department of Social Science and Development Studies, Al-Zahra University Women's Research Institute, Tehran, Iran

10.30497/flj.2021.239674.1588

Abstract

< p >Today, the contemporary world has been developed significantly in medical science such as artificial insemination, organ transplants and transsexual change. However, due to the new nature of these developments, they have not yet been able to find their right position in low. Therefore, it is needed more legal reflections on this type of developments.Transsexual change on the people who have physical problems, as a major issue in this type of developments, has been discussed from the past more or less, but in the case of transgender people is not very old therefore, their issues and their problems deserve double attention in the field of law. One of the most important issues of transsexual change is related to the family. Therefore, this study examines the relationships between transgender couples or transgender applicant with their family and their effects on all family relationships from the legal point of view. And this question arises due to the specificity of this issue whether the legislator has considered all of its injuries or following problems and do the rules have necessary accountability for this subject or not? In this regard, current article examines the effect of transsexual change in non-financial relationships of couples and due to legal loopholes in this matter proposes legal solutions.

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