{"id":26,"date":"2020-04-05T13:14:34","date_gmt":"2020-04-05T13:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mohagheghlaw.com\/newsite\/?post_type=services&p=26"},"modified":"2020-08-03T17:04:46","modified_gmt":"2020-08-03T17:04:46","slug":"our-results-for-individuals","status":"publish","type":"services","link":"https:\/\/mohagheghlaw.com\/en\/services\/our-results-for-individuals","title":{"rendered":"Our results for Individuals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Maryam Mohaghegh, the founder of Mohaghegh & Associates changes the law in favour of mothers!<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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In 2000,\nMaryam proposal to change the custody law was accepted by the Law Reform\nCommission. That was a big contribution to improve mother\u2019s right to child custody.\nBefore then, s 1169 of Iran Civil Act (1928) restricted the mother\u2019s custody\nright of their sons to two years old. Combining her Islamic scholarship with\npractical awareness, Maryam succeeded to convince the Law Reform Commission to\nmodify this unfair provision. As a result, the age of mothers\u2019 rights in\ncustody of male offspring increased to seven years old. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mohaghegh & Associates wins 1400 Gold Bullion Mahriah <\/em>for Fatima.M<\/em>, whose marriage was not registered!<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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 In an unprecedent family law case, Maryam transformed the way Iran courts regard unregistered marriage contract. case concerned a couple who had been living together for 3 years. Nevertheless, denying the relationship, the husband refused to register the marriage. Maryam represented Fatima in matrimonial proceedings and compelled the husband to register the marriage as well as 1400 Gold Bullion that was awarded to Fatima as her Mahriah<\/em>. As an Islamic scholar Maryam established a strong argument that culminated in landmark Court of Appeal\u2019s decision that not only recognised statuary rights for the wife in an unregistered marriage contract; but also, the marriage was regarded as a permanent marriage. The outcome was extraordinarily rule breaking, given the fact that based on Shiite Sharia law, there are two types of marriages: temporary and permanent. Women enjoy more rights in permanent marriage contract.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Maryam Mohaghegh fights for women\u2019s right to work<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Based on the old interpretation of Islamic provisions, the husband\u2019s permission is necessary, if the wife wishes to work. Represented by Maryam, Nafiseh<\/em> appealed the court\u2019s decision to fight against this orthodox approach. <\/em>was a prominent university professor and a member of faculty of philosophy when she received the notice of dismissal on the ground of \u201cnot approved by the husband\u201d. In the first and second instances, the judgments were granted in favour of husband. Nafiseh<\/em> then instructed Maryam Mohaghegh to appeal the courts\u2019 decisions. In 2009, when predominantly judges believed that the husbands have right to prevent their wives from working. Despite this ruling interpretation, Maryam conducted a comprehensive and research in Islamic jurisprudence with compelling Fatwas <\/em>(a nonbinding legal opinion on a point of Islamic law given by a qualified jurist). Ultimately, the Supreme Court reversed the lower courts\u2019 decisions in favour of Nafiseh<\/em> granting her the right to work in spite of the husband\u2019s disapproval. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mohaghegh & Associates wins equitable contribution for the first time in Iran<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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In 1998, a new law established equitable contribution for women. Known as quantum meruit,<\/em> wives were granted a right to equitable contribution for the efforts they had made over the matrimonial life. However, the wording ambiguity of this new provision ended up with unfair prejudice against women. \u201cwhen husband pleads for divorce\u2026\u201d was a misleading sentence that excluded the divorce petition made by the wives. Consequently, equitable contribution or quantum meruit <\/em>was only granted when the divorce was petitioned by the husband. Maryam accepted a controversial case in which the wife applied for divorce. Presenting solid submissions, Maryam succeeded in this revolutionary petition on behalf of the wife awarding her $15000 as equitable contribution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mohaghegh & Associates triggers new movement for breach of promise to marry <\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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The case concerned a family member of great Ayatollahs in that he promised to marry a woman. The woman reasonably and honestly believed in the man\u2019s promise. The breach of promise by the man caused emotional trauma as well as reputation loss. Following Maryam\u2019s unprecedented petition to make promise to marry enforceable, the case was settled when the defendant agreed to pay damages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mohaghegh & Associate\u2019s client secures $3million award in a probate case<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Miss Monireh Mo<\/em> was left with nothing after her husband\u2019s death when Monireh\u2019<\/em>s brother in law challenged the deceased person\u2019s will denying Monireh\u2019s entitlement on her husband\u2019s legacy. In this landmark case, the widow, represented by Mohaghegh & Associates has been awarded a property of $3million together with the cost and damages. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":83,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mohagheghlaw.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/services\/26"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mohagheghlaw.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/services"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mohagheghlaw.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/services"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mohagheghlaw.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mohagheghlaw.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mohagheghlaw.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}