family law

Progress of Hindu Succession Law: The right to property is important for the freedom and development of a human being. Prior to the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 shastric and customary laws that varied from region to region governed Hindus and sometimes it varied in the same region on a caste basis resulting in diversity in the law. Consequently in matters of succession also, there were different s..

 Talaaq in its primitive sense means dismission. In its literal meaning, it means “setting free”, “letting loose”, or taking off any “ties or restraint”. In Muslim Law it mea..

Khula and Mubarat: They are two forms of divorce by mutual consent but in either of them, the wife has to part with her dower or a part of some other property. A verse in the Holy Quran runs as: &l..

 • That the whereabouts of the husband have not been known for a period of four years: if the husband is missing for a period of four years the wife may file a petition for the dissolution of her marriage. The husba..

THE WEST PAKISTAN FAMILY COURTS ACT, 1964 (W.P. Act XXXV of 1964) C O N T E N T S Sections 1. Short title, extent and commencement. 2. Definitions. 3. Establishment of Family Courts. 4. Qualifications of Judge. 5. Jurisdiction. 6. Place of sittings. 7. Instituti..

 The restitution of conjugal rights is one of the reliefs that are provided to the spouses in distress in the institution of marriage by law. Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) provides for the restitution of the conjugal rights. The section of the Act says: p style..

 More than one in three of all first marriages end in divorce as well as fifty-percent of second or third marriages. When you make your vows, a lot of people don't realize they are stepping into a 'financial union'. Having a prenuptial agreement will ensure that your financial well-being will be protected. A pr..

 Unless your a lawyer, you probably don't really know much about prenuptial agreements. For example, did you know that prenuptial agreements that "promote divorce" are unenforceable? Or that you can't put anything in your prenup about religion, child custody, and damages for cheating? Before you try t..

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 Author’s name: SHAHBAZ AHMAD Address: DR. RMLNLU, L.D.A. SECTOR D-1,KANPUR ROAD, LUCKNOW U.P. span c..

 However the attempt to introduce irretrievable breakdown as a ground of divorce has proved to be vague in the mind of the people. In answer to the first criticism we can say that in india, marriages as they define are made in ..

Sub-section (4) of Section 125, Cr. P.C. provides as under :- "(4) No wife shall be entitled to receive an allowance from her husband under this section if she i..

In P. Satyanarayana and another  v. P. Mallaiah 1996 AIR SCW 4000 : (1996) 6 SCC 122 the wife-respondent filed a written complaint before the police under Section 494 of t..

    Introduction:- According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary of law, maintenance is the act of providing basic and necessary supp..

In Naveen Kohli v. Neelu Kohlispan ..