Religion is a system of beliefs, practices, rituals, and moral codes that centres around questions of existence, purpose, the divine, and the sacred. It often provides a framework for understanding life, guiding behaviour, and fostering community among its adherents. Religions vary widely across cultures and history, but they generally share some common elements.
In my past decade and half practicing Family law, I have seen a raise in the divorce’s cases especially in the last 3 to 4 years filed by men citing Adultery by their wife as a reason.
omestic Violence today is gender agnostic. What was once considered only women to be victims of such domestic violence today’s society has accepted any intimate partner irrespective of gender and orientation can be a victim to domestic abuse.
In India, the laws governing the inheritance of property are governed by personal laws such as the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937, and Indian Succession Act, 1925, among others. The laws vary depending on the religion and community to which the family belongs.
Inheritance laws vary by jurisdiction, but in general, legal heirs of ancestral property are individuals who are entitled to inherit property from their ancestors, typically through intestate succession or a valid will. In this blog post, we will explore who are considered legal heirs of ancestral property and provide some case laws as examples.
Vague allegations made against every member of the family of husband cannot be accepted by any court at their face value and the allegations must be scrutinized by the Court before framing charge.
A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person, alas… if this is practiced in reality the divorce rate today would have been way down then what it is. The rate of divorce in India is about 17 per 1,000 marriages. Divorces granted by the family courts increased by 450 per cent between 2003 and 2015 in Kolkata, and doubled in Mumbai between 2010 and 2014.
Counselling is essential and an integral component of legal interventions in the management of a case with the client in distress. The very reason someone has approached a lawyer seeking legal guidance is because there has been a state of mind where the person seeking advice has somewhere comprised on his/her duties, responsibilities, rights, ethics, morals, attitude, action, activities and so on either voluntarily or involuntarily. As a lawyer, practicing since a decade now I have realized that the legal solutions we offer especially in relationship troubles often end up more damaging the already stressed relationship leading to legal separation or further aggravation of the state of affairs. It’s inevitable under certain circumstances that one has to amputee the said relationship but I strongly believe with my own experience that there is strong possibility to ensure the relationship recovers and blossoms thru the right mix of legal guidance and counselling.
Legal notice is a formal communication to a person or entity informing him that you intend to undertake legal proceedings against him / her. It is a step taken before filing a suit, and is meant to warn the other party that legal action may be taken against him/her, if he/she fails to comply with some specified condition.
Very soon it’s going to be mandatory document, for including your spouse’s name in the ration card and no employer can offer a job to any married individual without verifying his/her marriage certificate.
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