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Family Law Articles


Can a woman get maintenance from a man in a live-in relationship

  K.P.Satish Kumar   30 May 2019 at 12:31

This is a new trend in Indian laws that maintenance is provided to women who have a live in relationship for a period of time. This happens after the implementation of the Domestic violence Act in India. No Indian laws has defined who is a wife neith ..


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What is the time limit to file null and void when the parties are married under Special Marriage Act?

  K.P.Satish Kumar   30 May 2019 at 12:26

A spouse can file a application for a declaration to declare his or her marriage with his husband or her wife as null and void on the ground that, at the time of their marriage, the first marriage of the respondent with his first wife or first husban ..


Posted in Family Law |   1190 Views


What are the factors for Mental cruelty which is a immediate cause for Divorce

  K.P.Satish Kumar   17 May 2019 at 13:36

Authour : Advocate K.P.Satish Kumar M.L. Madras High Court.Leading Divorce Lawyer in Chennai.After the solemnization of the marriage when any of the spouse either the husband or the wife is treated with cruelty, they are eligible for divorce. Section ..


Posted in Family Law  2 comments |   1237 Views


Unregistered Family Partition

  R.S.Agrawal   17 May 2019 at 13:35

Through the judgment of the case � Thualsidhara & Another v. & Others, delivered on May 1, 2019, the division bench of Justice L. Nageswara Rao and Justice M.R. Shah, at the Supreme Court have made it clear that on the lines of its judg ..


Posted in Family Law  3 comments |   2595 Views


Mutual Consent vs Contested Divorce: Which Is A Better Way Out?

  Shivi Gupta   19 March 2019 at 15:38

The Indian divorce laws for ending a marriage legally classify divorce as a mutual consent divorce and contested divorce, applicable over a divorcing couple in accordance with their circumstances and consent of the spouses to opt for a divorce. Here& ..


Posted in Family Law  1 comments |   5288 Views


The Laws on Marital Rape: Much Needed Reform in India

  Sharma Twinkle Manojkumar   15 March 2019 at 13:36

The wife's role has traditionally been understood as submissive, docile and that of a homemaker. Sex has been treated as obligatory in a marriage and also taboo. At Least the discussion openly of it, hence, the awareness remains dismal. Economi ..


Posted in Family Law  4 comments |   971 Views


Are Hindu Wife and her child entitled to get Muslim Husband's property?

  PRATIKSHA BHANDARI   28 January 2019 at 12:49

Introduction: Under Muslim Law if the marriage is Sahih (V ..


Posted in Family Law  1 comments |   1481 Views


Desertion As A Ground Of Divorce

  Navin Kumar Jaggi   24 December 2018 at 13:36

Desertion as a ground for Divorce. Meaning of Desertion. Section 13(1)(ib) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Essentials for Desertion in Hindu Law. Cruelty as a Ground for Desertion. Difference between Desertion and Cruelty. ..


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A Muslim woman's right to maintenance

  Navin Kumar Jaggi   04 December 2018 at 11:43

In a multicultural country like India, there have been conflicts between gender equality and claims of religious minority rights .The Indian Constitutional history has struggled with this con ..


Posted in Family Law  3 comments |   2340 Views


Domestic Violence

  Aman chawla   03 December 2018 at 12:42

Domestic ViolenceDomestic violence is violence or any type of abuse done by one person against the other person when they are in domestic relationship. The domestic violence is type of rude behavior by one person in relationship to control the other ..


Posted in Family Law  8 comments |   844 Views