Family Law : Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Parsis and Jews

Contents: I. Preliminary: 1. Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Parsis and Jews. 2. Schools of Law, migration, domicile, residence and problem of conflict of personal laws. II. Marriage: 3. Concept of marriage and theories of divorce. 4. Marriages under Hindu Law, Muslim Law, Christian Law, and Parsi Law. III. Dowry, dower, consortium, cohabitation and matrimonial home: 5. Dowry and dower. 6. Consortium, cohabitation and matrimonial home. IV. Matrimonial causes: 7. Nullity of marriage. 8. Separation agreement and judicial separation. 9. Restitution of conjugal rights and remedy for breach of duty to cohabit. V. Matrimonial causes: Divorce: 10. Divorce without the intervention of the courts. 11. Fault grounds of divorce. 12. Divorce by mutual consent. 13. Irretrievable breakdown of marriage. VI. Matrimonial causes (contd..): 14. Fair-trial-to-marriage rule and bar to remarriage. 15. Bars to matrimonial relief. 16. Reconciliation. VII. Ancillary reliefs: 17. Alimony and maintenance. 18. Custody, maintenance, education of, and access to, children. 19. Property adjustment and financial provisions. VIII. Matrimonial causes (contd..): 20. Jurisdiction and procedure. 21. The family courts. IX. Guardianship and custody: 22. Guardianship and custody. Under Hindu Law. 23. Guardianship and custody under Muslim Law. X. Parentage and Adoption: 24. Parentage, illegitimate and legitimate children and acknowledgement of paternity under Muslim Law. 25. Adoption under Hindu Law. XI. Maintenance: 26. Maintenance under Muslim Law. 27. Maintenance under Hindu Law. 28. Maintenance Under Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986. 29. Maintenance under the Criminal Procedure Code. XII. Hindu joint family system: 30. Mitakshara joint family. 31. Dayabhaga joint family. 32. Alienations. 33. Son's pious obligation to pay father's untainted debts and doctrine of antecedent debts. 34. Partition. 35. Woman's property: Stridhan. XIII. Succession: 36. Succession under Hindu Law. 37. Succession under Marumakkattayam and Aliyasantana Laws. 38. Succession under Muslim Law. 39. Administration of estates. 40. Wills under Muslim Law. XIV. Gifts: 41. Gifts under Hindu Law. 42. Hiba (gifts). XV. Endowments and Wakfs: 43. Hindu endowments. 44. Muslim Wakfs.