Family Law
Personal laws, sources and schools of Hindu and Muslim law, Uniform Civil Code, marriage (Hindu, Muslim, Christian), restitution of conjugal rights, judicial separation, divorce, maintenance, adoption and guardianship - per the site's "Family law - I One Shot".
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Family Law I is the personal law of marriage and family for Hindus and Muslims in India, studied in five units, from what a personal law is and where it comes from, to adoption and the care of a child and the child's property. Marriage, divorce, maintenance and custody touch almost every home, and…
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Personal laws refer to laws that are specific to a particular religion and govern matters like marriage, divorce, inheritance, adoption, and family relationships. These laws are deeply rooted in the traditions, customs…
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Short, focused notes on each topic, newest first.
Mahr (dower) is the wife's own right under Muslim law. These notes answer five questions in order:
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About this topic ▶ Watch this part of the lecture (0:00) Maintenance under Hindu law is spread across three different sources, and most exam problems on the topic are really asking which remedy (which "door") a particular claimant should use. The topic is best understood relationship by relationshi…
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About this topic ▶ Watch this part of the lecture (00:00) These notes cover guardianship under Muslim law: the mother's right of custody ( hizanat ), guardianship of the child's person (including marriage), guardianship of the child's property, and the court's power to act for the child's welfare u…
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About this topic ▶ Watch this part of the lecture (0:00) Maintenance under Muslim law deals with who must support whom, the legal routes for enforcing that duty, and how a Muslim wife's right changes during the marriage, during iddat and after iddat. The topic runs through the Shah Bano judgment, t…
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This topic answers two questions that sit at the base of Muslim law:
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About this topic ▶ Watch this part of the lecture (0:00) Iddat decides when a Muslim woman whose marriage has ended may marry again. The answer is different for a widow, for a woman divorced after consummation and for a woman divorced before consummation. Example Three Muslim women visit a lawyer…
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About this topic ▶ Watch this part of the lecture (0:00) Restitution of conjugal rights is the remedy by which one spouse asks the court for an order sending the other spouse back home. It is found in Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 . Example Three files on a Family Court judge's desk, ea…
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About this topic ▶ Watch this part of the lecture (00:00) Divorce law rests on three theories: the fault theory , the consent theory and the theory of irretrievable breakdown of marriage . Each theory asks a different question before a marriage is dissolved, and Indian law has moved step by step fr…
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Meaning and recognition of muta ▶ Watch this part of the lecture (0:00) A muta is a marriage contract with an end date, much like a rent agreement. When that date arrives, the marriage is over. Nobody pronounces talaq, and nobody goes to court. The word muta means enjoyment . Key point Muta is a te…
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About this topic ▶ Watch this part of the lecture (0:00) These notes cover marriage ( nikah ) under Muslim law: its nature as a civil contract, the essentials of a valid nikah, capacity to marry, the Sunni classification of marriages into valid, void and irregular, the prohibited relationships, the…
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Judicial separation is a matrimonial remedy under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The topic covers what judicial separation is and how it differs from divorce, the remedy under Section 10, the grounds borrowed from Section 13(1) and Section 13(2), the court's power under Section 13A to grant judicial…
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Fact: Appellant alleged bigamy under Sec. 494, IPC, as per Hindu customs, against her tribal husband. Appellant claimed tribal custom mandates monogamy.
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Guardianship under Hindu Law | Explained
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Maintenance under Hindu Law | Explained
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Guardianship under Muslim Law | Explained
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Maintenance under Muslim Law | Explained
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Sources and Schools of Hindu Law | Explained
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Who Is a Hindu under Hindu Law? | Explained
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Forms of Marriage in Ancient India | Hindu Law
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Marriage under Hindu Law | Essentials Explained
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Irregular Marriage in Muslim Law | Fasid Marriage
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Muta Marriage in Muslim Law | Temporary Marriage
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Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage | Divorce Theory
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Restitution of Conjugal Rights | Family Law Explained
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