A comparative study on the legal nature and the conditions of eligibility to pay alimony to relatives in Iranian and British

Jafarzadeh, Siamak; Alizadeh, Hamid

doi:10.30497/flj.2021.240404.1622

A comparative study on the legal nature and the conditions of eligibility to pay alimony to relatives in Iranian and British

Document Type : Specialized Article

Authors

siamak jafarzadeh ¹
hamid alizadeh ²

¹ Assistant Professor, Department of Islamic Jurisprudence and Law, Urmia University, West Azerbaijan, Iran

² PhD Student in Islamic Jurisprudence and Law, Urmia University, West Azerbaijan, Iran

10.30497/flj.2021.240404.1622

Abstract

Abstract
The economic dimension in a family provides the basis for the cultural and educational growth of individuals. One of the most important economic aspects in the family is the condition of paying alimony to relatives and the obligation of well-off family members to support poor relatives economically. This research with the analytical- descriptive method studies thelegal nature of paying alimony to relatives and compares the conditions of its eligibility in Iranian laws with the British legal systems in this regard. The comparison of Relatives' rights indicates that paying alimony to relatives is very different in the legal system of Iran and the United Kingdom, so that, in the United Kingdom only children are entitled to receive alimony and also there are supporting institutions to offer financial help for children and disable parents in that system. While, in Iranian law, entitles only relatives who are related by blood or kinship. Although, it can be seen commonalities such as customary criteria for determining the amount of alimony, the examples and the components of paying alimony to relatives in these two systems.

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