Feasibility of Poverty Alimony and Time Limit for its Payment in Iranian Law in Comparison With Turkish Law

Salehi, Marziye; Mahjoub, Saeid; Mirdadashi, Seyed  Mahdi

doi:10.22034/ejs.2026.472347.1909

Feasibility of Poverty Alimony and Time Limit for its Payment in Iranian Law in Comparison With Turkish Law

Document Type : research

Authors

Marziye Salehi ¹

Saeid Mahjoub ²

Seyed Mahdi Mirdadashi ³

¹ Department of Private Law, Qo.C, Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran.

² Department of Private Law, Faculty of Law, Qom University, Qom, Iran.

³ . Department of Private Law, Faculty of Humanities, Qo.C, Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran.

10.22034/ejs.2026.472347.1909

Abstract

Background and Aims: The issue of alimony is one of the issues raised in family law and in all legal systems of the world. Despite the fact that alimony is considered one of the foundations of family rights in all laws, its quality and quantity, examples, and even its implementation and legislative basis are different. The purpose of this article is to determine the feasibility of poverty alimony and the time limit for its payment in Iranian law in comparison with Turkish law.
Materials and methods: This article is descriptive and analytical. Materials and data are also qualitative and data collection was used in collecting materials and data.
Ethical considerations: In this article, the originality of the texts, honesty and trustworthiness are respected.
Findings: The findings showed that in Iranian law, alimony is mostly derived from religious and religious laws and its foundation is formed by religion, but in Turkey, despite being an Islamic country, the same issue has its roots in the Western legal system and the element of religion in This legal entity has not been mentioned.
Result: The result that the nature of alimony in Iranian law has the nature of creditor-debtor between man and woman and in Turkish law it has the nature of beneficiary-debtor; It is the responsibility of both the woman and the man based on the amount of property and their financial status.

Keywords

marriage, alimony, legal system of Iran, legal system of Tü

rkiye

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