Alimony or Spousal Support is a significant part of the Family law of the nation. Interestingly, Family Law in India is not one coded document but a compilation of multiple personal laws of various religions. On one hand, where we …
How To End a Marriage in India Marriage is one of the oldest establishments in our country. It is one of the ten most important religious sacraments of the Hindu’s. It plays a very important role in the social life …
Merriam-Webster defines “Divorce” as an act to legally dissolve one’s marriage with their spouse. [1] In India, a matter of divorce is a long-winded and very costly matter for the couples. The couples who mutually want to give divorce must …
Introduction The word marriage is not been defined exactly. Different people have different opinion about the marriage. Marriage can be defined as a contract in between two people which give rise to many rights and obligations in between spouses. Marriage …
According to H.T Mazumadar in his book “Grammar of Sociology”, “Marriage is a socially sanctioned union of male and female, or a secondary institution devised by society to sanction the union and mating of male and female, for the purposes …
In the pre-Islamic period, the concept of marriage in Arabian society was much disorganized. Women were considered as property of men. Marriage was performed only for the enjoyment and procreation of children. It was like selling of a girl by …
Talaq is the Urdu term for divorce. Talaq is considered as the absolute privilege of the husband how may pronounce it as his own pleasure impliedly or expressly. It means repudiation of marriage. Following are the various forms of Talaq …
Meaning When a marriage is dissolved by death or by divorce, the woman is prohibited from marrying within a specified time. This is known as iddat. It is a period of continence imposed on the woman.The purpose of iddat is …
Introduction Marriage or nikah, according to Muslim law, is defined to be a contract which has for its object the procreation and legalizing of children. The essential ingredients for a valid Muslim marriage are the capacity to contract marriage, proposal, …
Introduction Dower or mahr is a peculiar Muslim law concept. In the pre-Islamic era, in beena form of marriage, the woman, on her marriage, did not accompany her husband but remained at her own house, where the husband visited her. …