Claiming mahriyeh; routes, day-rate math and practical notes

If the mahriyeh is cash (say, one million tomans set in 1380), paying the nominal figure would be unjust. The note to Article 1082 of the Civil Code requires cash mahriyeh to be adjusted for the annual price index.

The official formula is simple: the amount times the ratio of the index of the year before the claim to the index of the marriage year. Dadyar's mahriyeh calculator runs exactly that formula on the full Central Bank series — see the precise figure in seconds. Coin mahriyeh follows the day price of the coin.

Because the marriage deed is an official document, mahriyeh is enforceable without a court: under current practice, a claim based on the official deed is first pursued through the marriage bureau and the registry enforcement office — a writ issues, and the husband's identified assets (bar the exempt essentials) are attachable.

This route is faster and cheaper when the husband has identifiable assets; if none are found within the set window, the court route opens.

A mahriyeh petition to the family court leads to judgment and then enforcement. Its advantage is its toolbox: pre-judgment attachment, adjudication of the husband's insolvency and installments, and the statutory enforcement levers.

Article 22 of the Family Protection Act draws an important line: up to 110 full bahar-azadi coins (or equivalent), collection enjoys the enforcement of Article 3 of the Financial Judgments Act (including arrest for refusal despite means); beyond that ceiling, the husband's means govern.

Many mahriyeh cases end in insolvency proceedings: the husband petitions, and if accepted, payment is split — a set advance and monthly installments. Installments are not the end: with proof his finances improved, adjustment can be sought, and each missed installment is enforceable.

A practical note: before starting, list his identifiable assets (property, vehicles, accounts, shares); enforcement inquiries move faster with precise particulars.