Alimony of the Wife in Iranian and Indian Law

Alimony should be considered as one of the factors that are very important in the strength of the family system, although the family system is based on morality, but other factors such as financial relations of the couple should not be considered ineffective in its durability and strength. In the Iranian legal system, due to the emphasis of jurisprudence on the provision of living expenses by the husband and also, financial support of the wife in the form of alimony, the legislator considered the payment of alimony by the husband to the wife a necessity and even abandoned it. Under certain conditions, he is subject to criminal punishment. In the Indian legal system, alimony is one of the important elements in the relationship between couples and the Indian legislator, considering the diversity of religions in India, and its population composition, emphasizes the payment of alimony by the husband to the wife and laws has laid on it. The present article aims to investigate the status of alimony in Iranian and Indian law, the view of the two legal systems on alimony using descriptive and analytical methods and in response to a question posed to explain the purpose, this result It has been found that in the view of the legislators of Iran and India, alimony is one of the elements that are the responsibility of the husband and the requirements for paying it to the wife are far more than the reasons for non-payment.