Coercive guardianship in Iranian law and a similar institution in American law

Subject Areas : International Legal Research

hasan falah ¹ , javad ganji ² , behnam ghanbarpor ³

1 - Ph.D student in private law, Qaemshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qaemshahr, Iran. Email: [e-mail]
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Qaemshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qaemshahr, Iran. (Author). Email: [e-mail]
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Qaemshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qaemshahr, Iran. Email: [e-mail]

Received: 2022-05-09 Accepted : 2022-07-16 Published : 2023-08-23

Keywords: guardianship, Iranian Law, American Law, coercive guardianship, child custody, child benefit,

Abstract :

Field and Aims: Islamic law in the countries that follow the Imami jurisprudence has given guardianship of the child to the father, and also placed the paternal grandfather on the same level as the father, and each of them has compulsory guardianship to manage financial affairs. And the minor's non-financial status and his legal representation, whether during the other's lifetime or after his death. According to the civil law, the father has compulsory guardianship, but the mother is deprived of the right of guardianship over her child, unless the mother becomes the special guardian according to the will of the father. This is despite the fact that in many countries, the benefit of the child is often considered and not the gender of his parents. In the previous laws of America, as in Iran, it was the father whose role in custody was important, and the mother was deprived of all custody rights of her child. Therefore, in this research, we are going to examine what is the position of coercive guardianship in Iranian and American law?Method: This article has been done in a descriptive-analytical way.Finding and Conclusion: Legal custody is a right and obligation that is given to parents to make important decisions in the child's life after divorce. With the passage of time and changes in the laws, the mother also had rights and duties alongside the father. The benefit of the child is the most important change in custody rights, and the courts should give custody to the most qualified person, either the father or the mother, based on the hypothesis of the best interest of the child. . The examination of the legal system of Iran and the United States shows that there are basic similarities and some important differences in the two legal systems of Iran and the United States regarding guardianship and guardianship of children.

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