Family Law
Family law is a legal discipline that regulates relations of individuals’ family environments comprising of issues related to family relations such as marriage, divorce, engagement, property division, alimony, custody and guardianship and that aims to protect both parties in a legal relationship. The matter of family encompasses many areas of life. Therefore, family attorneys assist people face with family problems from adoption to paternity, from recognition of marriage to divorce, from child custody to alimony.
As a brief definition, divorce is the termination of the marital union by a court decision. In other word, divorce formally dissolves a legally valid marriage. If there is a foreign element in a divorce case, it is important for your attorney to determine whether if divorce lawsuit can be filed before Iranian courts or not and whether if Iranian rules are applicable to the dispute or not. If spouses are willing to divorce before the Iranian courts, their marriage must be recognized valid as per Iranian laws. If spouses are citizens of the same foreign country or different foreign countries with a domicile in Iran, they have the right to file for divorce before the Iranian family courts.
With having professional family attorneys, Milani law firm provides legal consultancy and services regarding consensual and contested divorce lawsuits in Iran, prepares contractual divorce protocols in accordance with benefits and requests of both parties, and provides detailed information on the rights and obligations of the spouses.
In addition, with having the clients all over the world, Milani law firm actively carries out divorce cases with foreign elements. In this context, our divorce attorneys provide legal consultancy regarding the law to be applied according to the private international law in Iran. We have the expertise for the enforcement of foreign divorce judgments in Iranian courts.
Inheritance law in Iran is part of the personal status law and it is used to determine how a deceased’s properties and assets are passed on to the rightful heirs. This depends on the religious background of the deceased or the person who made the will. If they are Muslim, Shariah law is used; if not, then the guidelines of their own religion law are used. However, assets and properties will only be transferring while the deceased's all existing debts and fines are being already paid.
We have a team of experienced attorneys well qualified to provide legal advice and dispute resolution services on every aspect of Iranian inheritance law. Our professional legal team is ready to provide you the legal assistance you may need for managing your assets including, but not limited to, your personal belongings, corporations, real estate, and other wealth according to your preferences.
In this regard, we can guide you through developing or implementing your or your family’s estate and succession plan and draft associated legal documents accordingly. Particularly, we assist the clients in drafting their wills, provide legal advice as to clients’ intentions in their wills, and inform the clients regarding potential risks that may arise for their family and businesses once the will is executed to avoid any unexpected and undesirable scenarios.
We provide legal advice and representation services to Iranian citizens and foreigners on:
Drafting of Wills
Drafting and negotiating of inheritance contracts
Solving the conflicts on inheritance law related matters
