Inheritance Law in Iran – A Road Map
inheritance law in Iran is based on the Code of Civil Law. Most of the procedures for inheritance claims are articulated in the Non-Litigious Jurisdiction Act. There are other laws and regulations that concerns inheritance claims as collateral.
An outlook for the inheritance Law in Iran
Iranian Law of inheritance is relatively rich, both in terms of rules and procedures. In terms of the rules, i.e., the formula of division of inheritance, minorities are subject to the specific regulation based on their religion, for example Gregory Armenians have to look up the “Regulation of the personal status of Gregory Armenians”, Articles 62-73, for the purpose of handling their inheritance issues. This regulation is based on the Constitution, Principle 12. Foreign nationals are subject to their own national laws as well. On the other hand, Iranian nationals who are domiciled overseas are subject to the Iranian law of inheritance. These provisions are set down in the Code of Civil Law (CCL), Articles 6 and 7.
The main body of inheritance rules are articulated in the Code of Civil Law (CCL), Articles 861-955. “Non-Litigious Jurisdiction Act” (NLJA), Articles 162-275, provides procedures on how to record the properties of the deceased’s person, how to keep them under lock and key, the competent court, settlement of the debts and obligations of the deceased person, and administration of the properties before handing them over to the inheritors. In the next part we address some of the most important provisions thereof.
Basic Principles of the Inheritance Law in Iran
The two aforementioned laws include the main rules governing inheritance issues in Iran. there are also some other relevant rules and regulations which we look into them in the next parts. Here we only mention some of the main lines to give you a perspective about the matter. As you already know, inheritance issues are liable to complications and one has to be meticulous when calculating the equations in this field. So, without further ado, let’s check them out.
A) basic rules of division: from CCL
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cause of the inheritance:
There are two main categories of relatives, namely blood relatives and relatives-in-law. Relatives-in-law are considered relatives because of the marriage. Parents and siblings and their offspring, aunts and uncles and cousins are all blood relatives. Actually, the only inheritor in the second category is the spouse of the deceased person, who is an inheritor all the time.
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