Legal Updates and Family Law Articles

This page collects every article, judgment summary and guide published by Advocate Manish Kumar and S.S Associates on divorce, maintenance, child custody, domestic violence, Section 498A and related family law topics. Use it to find the update you need, and call 95606 02012 if you want advice on your own case.

All articles (175)

• Women in Our Society Reluctant to Disclose Sexual Assault to Avoid Social Stigma Calcutta High Court
• Women Have Unleashed Legal Terrorism by Misusing Section 498A IPC Calcutta High Court
• Woman’s Rights After a Divorce
• Woman in Live in Relationship Can File Domestic Violence Case Kerala High Court Reiterates
• Wishes of Child Cannot Form Solitary Reason for Grant of Custody Bombay High Court
• Wife Who Accepted Extramarital Affair of Husband Cannot Later Call It Cruelty in Divorce Case Delhi High Court
• Wife Initiating Litigation for Vindication of Her Rights not Mental Cruelty Madras High Court
• Wife Entitled to Maintenance Under Section 125 CrPC Even if Marriage Was not Legal Madras High Court
• Wife Cannot be Forced to Live in Matrimonial Home While Husband Keeps Another Lady Himachal Pradesh High Court
• Wife Can Claim Return of Ornaments from Husband After Divorce Only if She Can Prove Husband Was Entrusted with It Kerala High Court
• Widowed Divorced Daughters of Freedom Fighters Entitled to Pension Under Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme Delhi High Court
• Why You Need the Best Divorce Lawyer for Contested Cases in Delhi
• What to Expect When Hiring the Best Divorce Lawyer in Delhi
• What the Best Divorce Lawyer Will Tell You During Your First Consultation
• What Should You Do if You Are Facing False Domestic Violence Charges During Divorce
• What if My Ex Spouse Cannot Afford to Pay Child Support
• What if I Cannot Afford to Pay My Child Support or Alimony
• What Are the Major Causes of Delays in Divorce Proceedings
• Understanding the Dismissal of a Transfer Petition by the Wife in the Supreme Court
• Types of Alimony
• Transaction is not Benami Merely Because Husband Supplied Money to Buy Property in Wife’s Name Calcutta High Court
• Tips to Help You Navigate a Contested Divorce
• Tips for Preparing for a High Asset Complex Property Divorce
• Things Divorce Lawyers Wish People Knew
• The Emerging Trend of Live in Relationships and the Applicable Laws
• The Best Divorce Lawyer in Delhi a Complete Guide to Finding the Right Fit
• Teachers Are Considered Gods in India Karnataka High Court Denies Bail to Teacher Accused of Sexually Assaulting Students
• Supreme Court Grants Interim Anticipatory Bail to Muslim Doctor Accused of Raping Hindu Woman on Pretext of Marriage
• Supreme Court Grants Bail to Rape Accused Who Claimed Family of Interfaith Live in Partner Foisted Fake Case
• Supreme Court Declines to Entertain Pil for Creation of National Commission for Men to Look Into Suicides Among Married Men
• Supreme Court Agrees to List Marital Rape Case
• Seeking Details of Call Records Hotel Stay to Prove Adultery Does not Violate Right to Privacy Delhi High Court
• Sedition Law Commission of India Says Section 124A IPC Should be Retained Also Suggests Enhancement in Punishment
• Section 498A IPC Was Enacted to Punish Cruelty by Husband but Now Being Misused Jharkhand High Court
• Section 498A IPC Karnataka High Court Rules Second Wife Cannot File Complaint Against Husband in Laws for Cruelty
• Section 498A IPC Being Rampantly Misused to Harass Family Members Gujarat High Court Quashes Case Against 86 Year Old Woman
• Same Sex Marriage the Supreme Courts Task of Ensuring Individual Self Fulfilment and Deconstructing Heteronormative Societal Biases
• Rights of Child Born Out of a Live in Relationship
• Right to Property of Second Wife and Children
• Rape on Woman’s Dead Body not Offence Under Section 375 IPC High Time Central Government Makes Necrophilia an Offence Karnataka High Court
• Rape on Promise of Marriage Supreme Court Stays Allahabad High Court Order Seeking Woman’s Kundali to Ascertain Her Mangalik Status
• Rape of Minor Madras High Court Orders ₹14 Lakh Compensation Slams Legal Service Authority for Seeking Dismissal of Case
• Rajasthan High Court Commutes Death Penalty of Man Convicted for Rape Murder of 4 Year Old Awards Him Life in Jail
• Questions to Ask the Best Divorce Lawyer Before Hiring Them
• Punjab and Haryana High Court Objects to Married Man and Divorced Woman Living Together Asks Them to Pay ₹25000 to Mans Wife
• Probation of Offenders Act not Applicable in POCSO Act Cases Calcutta High Court
• Prayer Completely Unwarranted Delhi High Court Rejects Woman’s Plea Seeking DNA Sample of Husband Father in Law for Matching with Own Children
• POSH Act Applicable Even if Complainant and Harasser Work in Different Departments Delhi High Court
• POCSO Act Was not Enacted to Punish Minors in Romantic or Consensual Relationship Bombay High Court
• POCSO Act Bombay High Court Says Criminalization of Romantic Relations Has Burdened Courts Reverses Conviction for Sex with 17 Year Old
• Plea in Delhi High Court Against Adoption Regulations Barring Parents with Two Children from Adopting Third Normal Child
• Order for Maintenance to Mother Set Aside as Son Produced Property Documents of Mother
• No Person Can be Expected to Live with Constant Abuse Delhi High Court Upholds Divorce on Ground of Cruelty by Wife
• NRI Divorce
• News Women Filing False POCSO Supreme Court ST Act Cases to Grab Money from State Ruin Image of Innocent People Allahabad High Court
• New Law for Divorce in India
• Mother’s Work Commitments Cannot be Held Against Her to Deny Custody of a Child
• Minor Child Can Claim Maintenance from Mother Also Under Section 125 CrPC Uttarakhand High Court
• Matrimonial Disputes Growing Trend to Rope in All Relatives of Husband in Section 498A Cases Delhi High Court
• Matrimonial Disputes and Mental Cruelty
• Maternity Leave a Basic Human Right Assault on Woman’s Dignity if Denied Orissa High Court
• Marriage Null and Void Cites Sapinda Relationship and Cruelty
• Maintenance Under Section 125 of CrPC Husband Required to Earn Money Even by Physical Labour
• Maintenance Under Section 125 of CrPC
• Maintenance Rights of a Second Wife in India
• Maintenance Enhanced in a High Profile Case
• Maintenance Denied to Wife Husband Produced Video Cd of Working Wife
• Magistrate Order Under Section 14 SARFAESI Act Cannot be Quashed by High Court Under Section 482 CrPC Supreme Court
• Madras High Court Directs Armed Forces to Constitute ICC for Sexual Harassment Complaints
• Live in Relationship not Recognised by Law as Marriage Couple Living Together by Mere Agreement Cannot Seek Divorce Kerala High Court
• Live in Relationship Between Two Married Adults not an Offence but Woman Cannot Later Claim Rape on Pretext of Marriage Delhi High Court
• Limitation for Appeal Against Family Court Order is 30 Days Delay Can be Condoned Under Section 5 of the Limitation Act
• Lack of Witnesses to Sexual Assault not Ground to Let Accused Off the Hook in POCSO Cases Meghalaya High Court
• Kerala to Include POCSO Act Awareness in School Curriculum Scert Tells Kerala High Court
• Kerala High Court Sets Aside Order for DNA Test
• Karnataka High Court Sets Aside Family Court Order Requiring Wife to Pay for Husband’s Travel from USA to Cross Examine Him in Divorce Case
• Karnataka High Court Rules That Wife Calling Husband Dark Skinned Amounts to Cruelty Allows Divorce Plea
• Karnataka High Court Rejects Plea by Sons to Reduce Maintenance Granted to Aged Mother
• Karnataka High Court Quashes Section 498A IPC Case Filed Against Husband for not Consummating Marriage
• Karnataka High Court Overturns Single Judge Order Allowing Freedom Fighters Pension to 89 Year Old Widow
• Judicial Officers Need to Show More Sensitivity in POCSO Cases Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam of Calcutta High Court
• Is Child Custody Visitation the Same as Timesharing and Parental Responsibility
• Irretrievably Broken Down Marriage Can be Dissolved on Ground of Cruelty Supreme Court
• Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage
• Introduction to the Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act 2013
• India Visa Extension Exit Permit
• Inability of Wife to Bear Child Neither Impotence Nor Ground for Divorce Under Hindu Marriage Act Patna High Court
• How Witnessing Domestic Violence Can Affect Children
• How to Choose the Best Divorce Lawyer in Delhi for Your Case
• How the Best Divorce Lawyer Protects Your Rights in Family Court
• How Can a Domestic Violence Attorney Help in a Domestic Violence Case
• Hindu Inheritance and Legitimacy
• High Court Grants Interim Custody of Minor Child to Mother
• Habeas Corpus in India Safeguarding Individual Freedom
• Gujarat High Court Dismisses Plea by Woman Who Alleged That Her Daughter Was Forced to Marry Man of Different Faith
• Grounds of Divorce Under the Special Marriage Act Process
• Grabbing Woman’s Hand Threatening Her Without Lustful Intention Does not Outrage Her Modesty Kerala Court
• Genuine Cases of Sexual Offences Are Now Exception Law is Heavily Biased Against Men Allahabad High Court
• Fraud and Annulment of Marriage
• Finding the Best Divorce Lawyer in Delhi for High Net Worth Individuals
• Financial Instability False Allegations and Long Separation
• Family Courts Cannot Grant Divorce on Ground of Breakdown of Marriage Delhi High Court
• False Allegations Constant Threat of Police Action Amount to Cruelty Entitling Husband to Divorce Delhi High Court
• Exploring the Significance of Stridhan in Modern Society
• Duty of Every Court to Have Sensitive Heart Alert Mind While Conducting Trial in Sexual Assault Cases Delhi High Court
• Domestic Violence in India Addressing the Silent Epidemic
• Domestic Violence Case Pending Before Magistrate Cannot be Transferred to Family Court Kerala High Court
• Do Directions for Details of Hotel Stay Call Records to Prove Adultery Violate Right to Privacy Supreme Court to Examine
• Divorce Understanding the Notion of Cruelty
• Divorce to Husband on Grounds of Cruelty
• Divorce Parenting Courses
• Divorce Case DNA Test on Child to Prove Wife’s Adultery Should be Done Only in Exceptional Cases Rajasthan High Court
• Divorce by Default What is It
• Discretion of Court to Grant Bail in PMLA Cases is not to be Exercised Only as Last Resort Delhi High Court
• Diabetes is Manageable not a Ground for Husband to Avoid Paying Maintenance to Wife Karnataka High Court
• Derailed Marriage Strained Relations Between Husband and Wife not Grounds to Terminate Pregnancy Chhattisgarh High Court
• Delhi High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognisance of Sexual Assault on 3 Year Old in South Delhi School
• Delhi High Court Sentences Woman to 1 Month in Jail for Violating Divorce Settlement Agreement
• Delhi High Court Overturns Divorce Granted on Denial of Conjugal Rights and Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage
• Delhi High Court Issues Directions to be Followed by Doctors Police While Dealing with Pregnant Sexual Assault Survivors
• Delhi High Court Grants Bail in Dowry Death Case
• Delhi High Court Denies Maintenance to Wife with Comparable Income to Husband
• Delhi Court Grants Bail to Airline Employee Mobbed for Alleged Torture of 10 Year Old Domestic Help
• Deciphering a Family Law High Court Ruling Unraveling the Gold Ornaments Dispute
• Debriefed What is Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage Can Couples Move Supreme Court for Divorce
• Daughter in Laws Right to Live in Shared Household Cannot be to the Exclusion of in Laws Delhi High Court
• Custody and Education of Children Abroad
• Custodial Parent Can’t Use Child as Tool Child is Entitled to Love of Both Parents Delhi Court
• Contempt of Court Wife Faces One Month Imprisonment for Breach of Settlement Agreement
• Collaborative Divorce vs Mediation Which is the Right Option for You
• Citizens Cannot be Forced to Choose Between Right to Education and Right to Reproductive Autonomy Delhi High Court
• Child Will be Stigmatised Branded Bastard if DNA Test not Allowed Despite Proof of Cohabitation Between Man and Woman Kerala High Court
• Chhattisgarh High Court Commutes Death Sentence of Rape Convict to Life Imprisonment
• Cannot Prosecute Husband’s Girlfriend for Cruelty Under Section 498A IPC Kerala High Court
• Calcutta High Court Orders Suspension of Police Officers for Disclosing Identity of Minor Rape Survivor and Wrongfully Arresting Accused
• Calcutta High Court Deprecates Civil Courts Trend of Passing Short Cut Status Quo Orders Without Ascertaining Property Status
• Bombay High Court Voices Concern Over Rise in Trend of Women Misusing Domestic Violence Act
• Bombay High Court Seeks Details from State on Child Marriage Prohibition Officers in Maharashtra
• Bombay High Court Says It Cannot Pass Directions to Make Section 498A IPC a Compoundable Offence
• Bombay High Court Questions CWC Decision to Give Child Up for Adoption Despite Father Claiming Custody
• Bombay High Court Laments Lack of Health Facilities in Remote Areas to Conduct Medical Examination of Rape Survivors
• Bombay High Court Grants Relief to Russian Woman with 6 Month Old Child Who Was Directed to Exit India After Divorce from Indian Husband
• Bombay High Court Asks if State Can Frame Guidelines Against Harassment of LGBTQIA Persons by Family Police
• Bilkis Bano Case Reintegration of Convicts Into Society is a Constitutional Right Says Supreme Court
• Best Divorce Lawyer in Delhi Navigating Complex Financial Settlements
• Best Divorce Lawyer in Delhi
• Best Criminal Law Firms in Delhi India
• Bail Cannot be Denied to POCSO Accused if Victim Avoids Stepping Into Witness Box Jammu Kashmir High Court
• Amazed That Allahabad High Court Rejected Anticipatory Bail but Ordered No Coercive Action Supreme Court
• Allahabad High Court Recalls Non Bailable Warrant That Sent Rape Accused Who Had Completed 7 Year Sentence Back to Prison
• Allahabad High Court Imposes ₹10k Costs on Woman Who Filed False Rape Case Against Man and Later Married Him
• Allahabad High Court Directs State JTRI to Draw Up Standardised Evaluation System to Assess Mental Condition of POCSO Victims
• Alimony in India Understanding the Legal Framework and Process
• Adult Dependent Children and Child Support
• A Woman’s Liability for the Offence of Rape
• 5 Qualities That Make the Best Divorce Lawyer Stand Out
• Family Law Update 2411
• Amending Pleadings In A Family Court Case: Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea
• Divorce Granted To A Husband: What Delhi High Court Rulings Teach Us
• Interim Maintenance For A Disabled Husband: Delhi High Court
• Judicial Separation Cannot Be For A Fixed Period: Madhya Pradesh High Court
• Can A Transgender Woman Claim Maintenance Under The DV Act? Supreme Court To Decide
• POCSO And Adolescent Relationships: Allahabad High Court Observation
• Marriage Between Cousins Declared Void: Delhi High Court Ruling Explained
• Affair Evidence In Divorce And Custody Cases: Delhi High Court
• Repeated Complaints And Long Separation As Cruelty: Delhi High Court
• Video Call Contact For Non-Custodial Parents: Tripura High Court
• Live-In Couples And Protection: Punjab & Haryana High Court Ruling
• Prenuptial Agreements In India: Delhi Court Says Make Them Mandatory
• Husband’s Duty To Maintain Wife And Children: Karnataka High Court
• Custody Battle: Supreme Court Allows Father To Meet Son At A Temple Or Ashram
• Can An Affair Cost You Custody? Bombay High Court Says Not Automatically
• Wife Wanting To Live Separately: Is It Cruelty? Calcutta High Court
• Is Refusing Mutual Consent Cruelty? Kerala High Court Ruling Explained
• Living In Qatar? Your Divorce Case In India Can Move Forward Without Flying Home

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