The Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tehran Journal of Social Problems of Iran 2008-8973 15 1 2025 02 02 Interaction of social sciences and family law based on expediency: Case study: Emotional divorce Interaction of social sciences and family law based on expediency: Case study: Emotional divorce 241 258 100715 10.22059/ijsp.2025.382736.671260 FA Mahdieh Mohamadi Araghi PhD student of private law, Allameh Tabatabaei University; Tehran, Iran Abas Kazemi Najafabadi Associate Professor, Department of Private Law, Allameh Tabatabaei University; Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2024 09 23 Some laws and judicial procedures in family law not only contradict the legislator's goal of forming a family and the interests of the family, but also cause various social harms. Therefore, it is necessary to examine the social consequences of each law in the context of society. Paragraph B of Article 80 of the Seventh Five-Year Development Plan speaks of "reforming laws and regulations and improving the governance system in order to promote family-centeredness." To achieve this, the method of deducing family rulings, legislation, and implementation must be reviewed by considering the social consequences of each law. It seems that the most important solution is to pay attention to the limits and limitations of expediency and use it in deducing and implementing rulings from the path of government rulings. The ruling of reason and the foundation of reason in the ignorant's appeal to the learned reveals the necessity of using the achievements of social scientists as a reference for determining expediency. In fact, the necessity of changing family laws in line with social interests indicates the necessity of conducting credible interdisciplinary research for greater coordination between laws and social interests. This research claims that based on the interests of the family and society, special reforms should be made in family-related laws through the interaction of social sciences and family law. In this regard, it identifies emotional divorce as one of the social harms and pursues expedients according to the scientific achievements of social sciences and suggests solutions to the legislator. Some laws and judicial procedures in family law not only contradict the legislator's goal of forming a family and the interests of the family, but also cause various social harms. Therefore, it is necessary to examine the social consequences of each law in the context of society. Paragraph B of Article 80 of the Seventh Five-Year Development Plan speaks of "reforming laws and regulations and improving the governance system in order to promote family-centeredness." To achieve this, the method of deducing family rulings, legislation, and implementation must be reviewed by considering the social consequences of each law. It seems that the most important solution is to pay attention to the limits and limitations of expediency and use it in deducing and implementing rulings from the path of government rulings. The ruling of reason and the foundation of reason in the ignorant's appeal to the learned reveals the necessity of using the achievements of social scientists as a reference for determining expediency. In fact, the necessity of changing family laws in line with social interests indicates the necessity of conducting credible interdisciplinary research for greater coordination between laws and social interests. This research claims that based on the interests of the family and society, special reforms should be made in family-related laws through the interaction of social sciences and family law. In this regard, it identifies emotional divorce as one of the social harms and pursues expedients according to the scientific achievements of social sciences and suggests solutions to the legislator. https://ijsp.ut.ac.ir/article_100715_ee22f6106d0a6c5a5256778920a07efe.pdf