Divorce is a method by which the marriage or marital union between two adults terminated or comes to an end, so it is also known as dissolution of marriage. It is the way to dissolve the bonds ...

The law of succession defines the rules of devolution of property in case a person dies without making a will; these rules provide category of persons and percentage of property that will devol...

The Hindu Succession Act, 1956 marked a new era in the history of social legislation in India. A vigorous attempt has been made by this act to bring in some reforms of far-reaching consequences...

Legal Custody, in a family law context, is a type of Child Custody that grants a parent the right to make long-term, important decisions regarding their children. The issue of Child Custody ari...

Surrogacy is a procedure through which a third party mother bears and gives birth to the child of other parents. This can be due to multiple medical reasons that prevent the mother from giving ...

Family is a group of persons united by the ties of marriage, blood or adoption; constituting a single household, interacting and intercommunicating with each other in their respective social ro...

Domestic violence is one of the major issue of society. There are laws to protect women from violence but they have to come forward with their problem then only law can help them. There are man...

What is Love Jihad? Love Jihad or Romeo Jihad is an Islam phobic conspiracy theory alleging that Muslim men target women belonging to non-Muslim communities for conversion to Islam by feigning...

The Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act of 1956[1] defines a minor as a person who has not completed the age of eighteen years. A minor is seen as physically and mentally not matured, and therefo...

In Islamic Law, the principle of Iddat or Iddah is very important. Section 2 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 (hereinafter referred to as The Act) talks about the...