Family Law Lectures: Family Law I

Family Law I deals with laws governing marriage and matrimonial remedies of nullity, restitution of conjugal rights, judicial separation and divorce, and ancillary remedies of maintenance, legitimacy, adoption, custody and guardianship of children and distribution of spousal property. Matrimonial laws vary with the religion, region and tribe of the parties in India and co-exist with secular laws covering virtually every aspect of domestic relations.

Key Features:

• Examines and covers all the major aspects of matrimonial laws applicable to Hindus and Muslims, drawing comparisons with the analogous laws applicable to other communities in India.
• Discusses the legislative and judicial changes that have brought certain complexities in terms of both the recognition of alternative forms of intimate unions, though for limited purposes, and the extensive dilution of divorce provisions.
• Examines the secular legislation governing domestic relations in the area of adoption, custody and guardianship of children and maintenance.
• Indispensable resource for law students and young lawyers across the country.
• Includes important legislative changes and the latest case law, such as Kanchana Rai v Geeta Sharma, Himanshu Chordia v State of Rajasthan and Shephali Chakraborty v The State of West Bengal.