THE LEGAL STATUS OF GREAT DOWRY

One of the important subject is the legal status of great dowry; if it is a designated property, the agreement is valid because there is not any limitation on the dowry and spouses can fix it at any amount they may wish in accordance with Article 1089 of code civil. If is a general nature property and the husband has the power to deliver it, the agreement is valid but if he has not the power, the agreement is void because the deliverability of general nature property is essential condition for it’s validity. In such cases, the wife has right to demand reasonable dowry, if the husband has the power to deliver it or if he has not, she has right to demand the specified dowry to the extent that he has the power to deliver it but not for the remainder. Although some suggestions are presented recently for solving the problem great dowry, but to solve the problem fundamentally, it is necessary to be changed viewpoint of wife to her dowry and the approach of judicial procedures to the great dowry.