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Family Law Articles


Juvenile Crimes are Increasing: Should Parents be held Liable?

  Vartika Mittal   19 June 2019 at 11:17

Parental liability means that parents are legally accountable for their children�s act. While a 'parent' may be anyone who exercises control or authority over the child, generally a custodial parent is the one held criminally respon ..


Posted in Family Law |   2 comments |   3525 Views


Critical Appraisal of Navtej Singh Johar's Judgment: Raised hope for initiating New jurisprudence in the line of same sex marriages in India

  Harshit Sharma   18 June 2019 at 16:38

Though same-sex marriage is not legalised in India per se and no reference of the same can be deduced from the ancient or historical writings & books, ..


Posted in Family Law |   6 comments |   1275 Views


Husband's right to get Maintenance from his wife

  K Rajasekharan   17 June 2019 at 11:27

A deserving husband of a woman married under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 has every right to get maintenance. But no other law of similar kind provides for a husband to get maintenance from his wife.The term �maintenance� includes a wide ..


Posted in Family Law |   1 comments |   12980 Views


Custody of a Child to Grandparents

  K.P.Satish Kumar   30 May 2019 at 12:33

Law permits on certain conditions the child custody to the grand parents. Being father and the mother is a natural guardian, the custody of the child remains with them. Grand parents were granted the child custody in certain circumstances and conditi ..


Posted in Family Law |   2 comments |   10694 Views


What is a Valid Marriage under law

  K.P.Satish Kumar   30 May 2019 at 12:33

Mere cohabitation or negotiation for marriage is not a marriage. A document will not solemnize a marriage. Marriage in accordance with the custom of the community has to been conducted, unless it is proved there is no valid form of marriage. If the m ..


Posted in Family Law |   1688 Views


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 ..


Posted in Family Law |   7 comments |   7300 Views


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 |   1355 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 |   1394 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 |   2846 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 |   5481 Views