BUY FAMILY LAW IN INDIA BY G C V SUBBA RAO | 10TH Edition | Narender Gogia and Company | Best Text Book |

BUY FAMILY LAW IN INDIA BY G C V SUBBA RAO | 10TH Edition | Narender Gogia and Company | Best Text Book |

It is needless to state that this book is a most famous one on Family Law in India by an eminent law academician Prof. G C V Subba Rao. It is by latest revised by Prof. (Dr.) T.V.Subba Rao, a Visiting Professor of National Law School of India University, Bangalore and Prof. (Dr.) Vijender Kumar, Vice Chancellor, Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur.

Family Law in India consists of laws regulating the personal laws of Hindu, Muslim, Christian and Parsi. This edition is amended by the Personal Laws (Amendment) Act 2019 alongwith The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act 2019. Useful book for law students, family law practicing advocates, law college faculties etc.

Family law (also called matrimonial law or the law of domestic relations) is an area of the law that deals with family matters and domestic relations.

Key Topics Covered:

• Uncodified & codified Hindu law, including in-depth treatment of:
  • The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
  • The Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956
  • The Hindu Minority & Guardianship Act, 1956
  • The Hindu Succession Act, 1956
• Lectures on comparative family institutions
• Mahomedan (Muslim) law, with statutory focus on:
  • The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986
  • The Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939
  • The Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937
  • The Wakf Act, 1995
• Christian and Parsi personal laws
• Detailed section on succession law (wills and intestate inheritance).
• Appendices include key statutes like:
  • Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
  • A.P. Compulsory Registration of Marriages Act, 2002
  • Sections 125-128 of the Criminal Procedure Code (maintenance provisions)
• Frequently updated with recent case law, footnotes and legislative changes up to 2023.

This book is is a definitive reference on personal laws spanning all major communities. Its latest edition offers nearly 1,000 pages of updated commentary, statutes, and case law, making it indispensable for law students, advocates, judges and academics.

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Subjects that commonly fall under a nation’s body of family law include:

• Marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships:
  • Entry into legally recognized spousal and domestic relationships^[1]
  • The termination of legally recognized family relationships and ancillary matters, including divorce, annulment, property settlements, alimony, child custody and visitation, child support and alimony awards^[2]
  • Prenuptial and Postnuptial agreements
• Adoption: proceedings to adopt a child and, in some cases, an adult.^[3]
• Surrogacy: the law and process of giving birth as a surrogate mother^[4]
• Child protective proceedings: court proceedings that may result from state intervention in cases of child abuse and child neglect^[5]
• Juvenile law: Matters relating to minors including status offenses, delinquency, emancipation and juvenile adjudication^[6]
• Paternity: proceedings to establish and disestablish paternity, and the administration of paternity testing^[7]
• Rights: Children’s rights, Youth rights, Mothers’ rights, Fathers’ rights, Parents’ rights, Right to family life

This list is not exhaustive and varies depending on jurisdiction.

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Issues may arise in family law where there is a question as to the laws of the jurisdiction that apply to the marriage relationship or to custody and divorce, and whether a divorce or child custody order is recognized under the laws of another jurisdiction.^{[8][9][10][11]} For child custody, many nations have joined the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction in order to grant recognition to other member states’ custody orders and avoid issues of parental kidnapping.

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