Law of Marriage and Divorce

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Description
This is a comprehensive treatise on the matrimonial laws of all the Indian communities including Hindus,Muslims,Christians,Parsis and Jews.
Essentially the book is written for the practitioners of law and judges whose business is to provide relief to the persons/s laboring under yoke of unhappy or broken marriages.It may also help scholars, researchers and reformers of law. Along with portraying as law is today it also gives constructive citicim with the exposition of certain law or principles thereof.
Since the work is written for practitioners of law and judges. High Court Rules framed under the matrimonial statutes Rules for registration of marriage of different states and Family Court Rules Of different States are appended for easy reference.
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Contents
Chapter I. Concepts of Marriage and Divorce
    Part I - Evolution of law of marriage and Divorce from Sacramental marriage to
    Divorce on Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage
    Part II - Concept of Marriage
    Part III - Theories of Divorce
Chapter II. Marriage
    Part I - Preliminary Matters
    Part II - Forms of Marriage
    Part III - Capacity to Marry
    Part IV - Formal Validity of Marriage Ceremonies of Marriage
Chapter III. The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961
    Part I - Preliminary
    Part II -Battered Wives: Protection Against Cruelty and Dowry Deaths
    Part III -Mahr (Dower)
    Part IV -Spousal Criminal Breach of Trust
Chapter IV.  Nullity of Marriage
Introduction: Historical void and voidable marriages
Chapter V. Restitution of Conjugal Rights
    Part I - Historical
    Part II -Provisions under the Indian Personal Laws
Chapter VI. Separation Agreements and Judicial Separation
Chapter VII.Fault Grounds of Divorce
Chapter VIII.Divorce by Mutual Consent
Chapter IX.  Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage
Chapter X.   Fair Trial to Marriage Rule and Bar to Remarriage after Divorce
Chapter XI.  Bars to Matrimonial Reliefs
Chapter XII. Aftermath of Divorce: Ancillary Proceedings
    Part I - Ancillary Proceedings
    Part II -Alimony and Maintenance
    Part III -Custody, Maintenance and Education of Children
    Part IV -Settlement of Spousal Property
Chapter XIII. Procedure and Jurisdiction
    Part I - Procedure
    Part II -Jurisdiction
Chapter XIV. The Family Courts
Appendices
Appendix I - Rules of High Courts
Appendix II -Registration of Marriage Rules
Appendix III -The Foreign Marriage Rules, 1970
Appendix IV -The Dowry Prohibition (Maintenance of Lists of Presents to
                        Bride and Bridegroom) Rules, 1985
    Appendix V -The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Rules, 1986
    Appendix VI -The Special Marriage (Diplomatic and Consular Officers) Rules, 1955
    Appendix VII -Related Acts
    Appendix VIII -The Marriage Laws (Amendment) Act, 2003
    Appendix IX - The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2001
    Appendix X - The Indian Divorce (Amendment) Act, 2001
    Appendix XI -The Marriage Laws (Amendment) Act, 2001
    Appendix XII -Family Courts Rules of Different States
Subject Index
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Author Details
Dr. Paras Diwan, LL.M., Ph.D., Advocate, Formerly Chairman, Department of Laws, Punjab University, Chandigarh and formerly, Member Secretary, Haryana State Legal Services Authority, Chandigarh
Shailendra Jain & Peeyushi Diwan, Advocates, Punjab and Haryana High Court
Chandigarh
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