family law

(A) Dated: 12-09-2017; Apex Court; Supreme Court of India: The Apex Court relaxed the procedure of granting divorce on the ground of mutual consent by the path breaking judgment that the bench of Adesh Kumar Goyal and U.U. Lalit, pronounced. The bench ruled that; period mentioned in Section 13B (2) of the Hindu Mar..

1. HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Dr. Anita Rani V/s Dr. Suresh Kumar Wife files false criminal cases against the husband, breaking & throwing mangal sutra, getting husband arrested, neglecting household and ill-treated husband etc. are cruelty. P & H HC affirms lower..

Live-in Relationship It is no more a taboo in India, although it's been very much less understood, misunderstood and controversial topic of our society. But in today's fast growing world it has become an integral part of our society. I being a lawyer very commonly come acr..

'Money suit on the Estate of the Deceased, to the extent acquired by them, - not maintainable as per Section 6(4) of Hindu Succession Act'. Till date the money suits were filed on the basis of the averments viz… that M/s.XXX is dead and he is survived by his wife, two sons and two daughters who are the d..

Summary of Supreme Court Judgement The practice of Triple Talaq was going on for many years In India and it was incorporated in Muslim  Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937. The main reason why triple talaq was challenged in..

Cruelty is an adequate ground for dissolving a marriage solemnized under a valid law, on a petition filed by either of the party in marriage. But what constitutes cruelty is not spelled out in law. This creates some confusion among the stakeholders of divorce petition and they bring in anything and everything under the sun as an instance of cruelty to get a quick divo..

Years back, I met a girl named Pragya (name changed) through some close friend of mine, who was struggling with herself. Talking to her over a cup of tea, she confessed that she is facing a problem with almost all walks of her life. She fails to adjust amongst people, she feels inferior and under-confident. She thinks she's not worthy of anything and that has beco..

Indian 'Lawmaking' is just some 'Disastrous mechanism' of law makers - Idea of  Divorce  of marriage is scathing  attack on emotional bondage of Human Life sustenance, as it alone make life some what sustainable if not, there is 'No Society at all' is in existence.  I say. p style="text-align: justif..

Recently, a daring Muslim woman Shayara bano filed a writ petition in the year 2016 before the Apex Court challenging the practices of Polygamy, talaq-e-bidaat and halala prevalent among the Muslim Community terming these practices as violative of individual’s fundamental right to equality, right against discrimination and right to live with human dignity guar..

Apex Court: Conduct of a spouse leveling false accusations against the other spouse would be an act of cruelty and ground for divorce. If it is found that the allegations are patently false, then there can be no manner of doubt that the said conduct of a spouse levelilng false accusations against the other spouse w..

Introduction  Sources of family law  French family law is laid down in articles 144-487 of the Civil Code (’Code Civil’, CC), which is the primary source of family law. Case law is also important and can be found in various reviews. Cases o..

Introduction  Sources of Spanish law  Spanish civil law, of which family law is a part, is regulated by the Spanish civil Code (‘Codigo Civil’, CC). In addition, some autonomous communities have jurisdiction to make their own laws, whi..

(A) When couples tie the nuptial knot, they swear to be at each other’s side in sickness and in health. So should a spouse be allowed to wriggle out of this commitment when other spouse is afflicted with a serious disease? Answering in the negative, the Courts have ruled that: p style="text-align:..

Introduction   Sources of family law   Family law in Norway is codified in the Marriage Act of 4 July 1991, No 47 (‘MA 1991’). Relevant provisions a..

INTRODUCTION Sources of family law A codified system of law is possessed by Denmark. The Acts of Parliament supplemented by court decisions are the primary sources of family law; in which judges have interpreted and applied the legislation. p style..