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Abbas Hadjian

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Email: a.hadjian@abbashadjian.com

Abbas Hadjian, CFLS, AAML, IAFL, is an expert in Iranian Law and Documents and culturally focused consultant and mediator with the Alternative Resolutions Centers (ARC). Hadjian is the founder of Cultural Competency in Family Law Practice, and Dowry Mahr ln U.S. Courts



Columns
Title Category Published
Four holidays, one nation: How America builds belonging Family Dec. 9, 2025
From Sacramento to Shiraz: Practical steps for registering California divorce judgments abroad Family Nov. 25, 2025
7 metaphors that transform family law practice Family Nov. 14, 2025
Bridging traditions: Prenuptial agreements and Mahr in cross-cultural marriages Family Oct. 24, 2025
The pyramid of power: Understanding Iranian family dynamics Family Oct. 7, 2024
A roundup of infamous misunderstandings in cultural and professional settings Family Jul. 23, 2024
Iranian documents in US Courts: Addressing concerns about counterfeit documents Ethics/Professional Responsibility Jul. 15, 2024
Culturally speaking: the art of cultural mediation Family Mar. 20, 2024
Part XIV: Child custody, below and above the Best Interest of Children model Family Nov. 6, 2023
Cultural Divorce, Part XIII: Majority, maturity and marriage Family Oct. 9, 2023
Cultural Divorce, Part XII: Six billion ways to leave your marriage Family Sep. 5, 2023
Cultural Divorce: Time to retool your dowry ware Family Aug. 21, 2023
Cultural Competency: Mother of all prejudices Judges and Judiciary, Family Aug. 15, 2023
Cultural Divorce: Married until annulment do us part Family Aug. 7, 2023
Celebrating over 10 years of introducing culture to family law practice Family Jul. 26, 2023
Cultural Divorce, Part IX: Understanding and litigating bigamy Family Jul. 17, 2023
Cultural Divorce, Part VIII: Marrying your mother-in-law Jul. 3, 2023
Cultural Divorce, Part VII: Date of separation Family Jun. 19, 2023
Cultural Divorce, Part VI: Cultural date of marriage Family Jun. 5, 2023
Cultural Divorce, Part V: Date of marriage Family May 22, 2023
Cultural Divorce, Part IV: Attorney fees and compensation Family May 8, 2023
Cultural Divorce, Part III: Retainer without malpractice Family, Ethics/Professional Responsibility Apr. 25, 2023
Cultural Divorce, Part II: Not all interviews are made equal Family Apr. 3, 2023
Cultural Divorce, Part I: Introduction Family Mar. 21, 2023

MCLE
Title Category Published
From Sacramento to Shiraz: Practical steps for registering California divorce judgments abroad Family Law Nov. 25, 2025
The pyramid of power: Understanding Iranian family dynamics Family Law Oct. 8, 2024
Title Category Published
Four holidays, one nation: How America builds belonging Family Dec. 9, 2025
From Sacramento to Shiraz: Practical steps for registering California divorce judgments abroad Family Nov. 25, 2025
7 metaphors that transform family law practice Family Nov. 14, 2025
Bridging traditions: Prenuptial agreements and Mahr in cross-cultural marriages Family Oct. 24, 2025
The pyramid of power: Understanding Iranian family dynamics Family Oct. 7, 2024
A roundup of infamous misunderstandings in cultural and professional settings Family Jul. 23, 2024
Iranian documents in US Courts: Addressing concerns about counterfeit documents Ethics/Professional Responsibility Jul. 15, 2024
Culturally speaking: the art of cultural mediation Family Mar. 20, 2024
Part XIV: Child custody, below and above the Best Interest of Children model Family Nov. 6, 2023
Cultural Divorce, Part XIII: Majority, maturity and marriage Family Oct. 9, 2023
Cultural Divorce, Part XII: Six billion ways to leave your marriage Family Sep. 5, 2023
Cultural Divorce: Time to retool your dowry ware Family Aug. 21, 2023
Cultural Competency: Mother of all prejudices Judges and Judiciary, Family Aug. 15, 2023
Cultural Divorce: Married until annulment do us part Family Aug. 7, 2023
Celebrating over 10 years of introducing culture to family law practice Family Jul. 26, 2023
Cultural Divorce, Part IX: Understanding and litigating bigamy Family Jul. 17, 2023
Cultural Divorce, Part VIII: Marrying your mother-in-law Jul. 3, 2023
Cultural Divorce, Part VII: Date of separation Family Jun. 19, 2023
Cultural Divorce, Part VI: Cultural date of marriage Family Jun. 5, 2023
Cultural Divorce, Part V: Date of marriage Family May 22, 2023
Cultural Divorce, Part IV: Attorney fees and compensation Family May 8, 2023
Cultural Divorce, Part III: Retainer without malpractice Family, Ethics/Professional Responsibility Apr. 25, 2023
Cultural Divorce, Part II: Not all interviews are made equal Family Apr. 3, 2023
Cultural Divorce, Part I: Introduction Family Mar. 21, 2023
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