Table Of Contents:
Sectionwise Contents
Table of Cases
Table of Statutes
Tables
Abbreviations

PART I
INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1
Family: Meaning, Origin, Types and Functions
Meaning of family
Friedmann’s view
Origin of family
Prehistoric period
Birth of groups and clans
“Ubi societas, ibi jus”
Types of family
Hindu joint family
Roman joint family
Functions of a family
Marriage
Western outlook
Modern family and current developments

CHAPTER 2
Sources
Family laws
Plurality of family laws in India
Hindu Law
Who is a Hindu?
Sources (Contd.)
Sources of Hindu Law

PART II
MARRIAGE

CHAPTER 3
Marriage
Institution of marriage: Its object, nature and kinds
Hindu Law
Object
Kinds
Muslim Law
Object

PART III
BREAKDOWN AND REMARRIAGE

CHAPTER 4
Breakdown (Introduction)

CHAPTER 5
Restitution of Conjugal Rights
Constitutionality of this remedy
Hindu Law
Restitution of conjugal rights: Provision
Principle
What the petitioner has to prove?
How to oppose a petition for restitution of conjugal rights?
Transfer of proceedings
Burden of proof

CHAPTER 6
Judicial Separation
Difference between divorce and judicial separation
Judicial separation as a cause for divorce­
Its effect
Hindu Law
Muslim Law

CHAPTER 7
Divorce
Theories of divorce
Fault theory
Consent theory
Accepted by majority countries
Criticism against the consent theory
Other grounds

PART IV

MAINTENANCE, GUARDIANSHIP, PATERNITY AND ADOPTION

Maintenance of Wife, Children and Other Dependants
Introduction
Meaning
Applicable laws
Maintenance of wife
Pendente lite and expenses of proceedings
Hindu Law
Conditions
Important ideas inherent in the section
Considerations
Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956
Subject Index