Shahid Beheshti University Journal of Family Research 1735-8442 10 2 2014 10 23 The Effectiveness of Contractual Freedom to the Choice of Partner The Effectiveness of Contractual Freedom to the Choice of Partner 235 253 96585 FA Mohammad Roshan Shahid Beheshti University Hasan Fadaii Imam Sadegh University Seyed Mohammad Azin Tehran University Journal Article 2015 12 07 Family is the simplest human society. Some part of its construction is involuntary; no one chooses his/her parents. But when it is time to accompany with a partner, "the freedom to choose" plays a key role: whether to choose marriage itself or to choose a specific partner. The authors aim to scrutiny the legitimacy of contracts regarding restriction, prohibition or compulsion of marriage. There is a famous legal maxim which states that: "In family law, the regulations are imperative and no one can compromise unlike them". This paper is to verify this general claim regarding contractual freedom in marriage. Family is the simplest human society. Some part of its construction is involuntary; no one chooses his/her parents. But when it is time to accompany with a partner, "the freedom to choose" plays a key role: whether to choose marriage itself or to choose a specific partner. The authors aim to scrutiny the legitimacy of contracts regarding restriction, prohibition or compulsion of marriage. There is a famous legal maxim which states that: "In family law, the regulations are imperative and no one can compromise unlike them". This paper is to verify this general claim regarding contractual freedom in marriage. https://jfr.sbu.ac.ir/article_96585_be1e145725c642b3a870442d9fefbe63.pdf