Jurisprudential-Legal Examination of the Husband's Right to Restitution of Dowry which is Discharged by the Divorced Wife

Document Type : Scholarly Article

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1 Maryam Varzdar, Ph.D. Candidate, Family Jurisprudence, Bint Al Hoda Institute, AL Mostafa International University, Qom, Iran

2 Professor, Department of Law, AL Mostafa International University, Qom, Iran

Abstract

According to the opinion of famous jurists and legal scholars, what becomes the property of the wife from the dowry through the marriage is the entire dowry; But after the marriage, the wife's ownership is fixed on half of the dowry and unstable on the other half, and it becomes fixed after intimacy. In case of divorce before intimacy, the wife's shaky ownership of half of the dowry will be lost and it is separated from her property and given to the husband. If the wife discharges the husband’s obligation from the dowry after the marriage, and this marriage leads to divorce before intimacy, the question arises as to whether the husband has the right to restitute half of the dowry or not. The findings based on the Analytical-descriptive method show that the proofs of the promise to allow the return of the spouse for half of the dowry are not complete and conclusive, and by referring to the jurisprudence rules of benevolence, justice, and fairness, the promise is proven to be not permissible for the returning of it to husband. Also, if we believe in the existence of an implied condition of the duration of marriage in the dowry, and we consider it as a type of contract, we can use the violation of the condition in the discharge situation (the condition of the duration of marriage) and give the wife the right to reject the discharge through the option of violating the condition. As a result, the husband must pay half of the dowry to the wife.

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Biannual Journal of Family Law And Jurisprudence
Volume 29, Issue 81
May 2024
Pages 225-248

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