Joint Bank Accounts, Nominees and Shared Investments: What Spouses Should Know About Ownership
Short answer: being a joint holder, a nominee, and a legal heir are three different legal positions. A person can occupy one, two, or all three at once, but the legal consequences aren’t identical — and which one controls the money depends on the specific asset (bank deposit, mutual fund, demat holding, or life insurance […]
Mental and Physical Cruelty as Grounds for Divorce in India: Legal Test, Evidence & Supreme Court Cases
Mental and Physical Cruelty as Grounds for Divorce in India: Legal Test, Evidence & Supreme Court Cases Author – Tamanna Verma Introduction Under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, cruelty is recognised as an independent ground for divorce. The real legal question is not whether one spouse has behaved badly, but when […]
Controlling Salary, Withholding Money, or Selling Assets: Recognising and Proving Economic Abuse
Abstract Domestic violence is popularly understood as a physical act — a slap, a shove, a blow. This understanding, though widely held, is incomplete. A significant proportion of intimate partner and family abuse in India leaves no visible mark at all. It appears instead as a locked joint account, a salary slip the wife is […]
Child Relocation in India: Can One Parent Move With a Child?
Child Relocation in India: Can One Parent Move With a Child? Author: Durva Awhad Legal Review: Adv. Avni Jha Category: Family Law Primary Keyword: Child Relocation in India Last Updated: 28 August 2026 About the Author Durva Awhad is a BA LL.B. student with an interest in Family Law, legal research and contemporary legal issues. […]
Grandparents’ custody and visitation rights in India
Grandparents’ Custody and Visitation Rights in India: When Courts May Permit Contact or Care Introduction Grandparents often play an important role in raising and supporting children. They may provide day-to-day care, emotional support, financial assistance and continuity when a family faces separation, the death of a parent or other difficult circumstances. However, when a dispute […]
Shared Parenting in India: Judicial Doctrine Ahead of the Law
Parenting Plans, Practical Arrangements, and the Gap Left by an Unenacted Reform I. Introduction There is no general statutory right to equal s hared custody in India. Courts decide custody and parenting arrangements primarily on the welfare of the child, and depending on the facts, they can and do order structured contact or shared arrangements […]
Domestic Violence and the Workplace: Leave, Confidentiality, Safety Planning and Employer Support
Abstract Domestic violence is often regarded as a private family matter, but its effects frequently extend into the workplace. Survivors may experience physical injuries, psychological distress, financial dependence, absenteeism, stalking, threats and interference with their employment. Since employment can provide the financial independence necessary to leave an abusive relationship, workplace support is particularly important. […]
Can a Domestic Violence Case Be Filed After Separation? Continuing Effects, Delay and Limitation Questions
Abstract The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (PWDVA) was enacted to provide effective protection and civil remedies to women facing violence within domestic relationships. A recurring legal question is whether a woman can seek relief after she has separated from the respondent, particularly when considerable time has passed since the alleged acts […]
How Child Custody Is Decided in India: The Best- Interests Principle Explained
Keywords Child Custody India, Best Interest of the Child, Guardians and Wards Act 1890,Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act 1956, Natural Guardian, Welfare Principle, Muslim Personal Law Custody, Family Courts Act 1984, Landmark Custody Judgments, Interim Custody, Visitation Rights, Cross-Border Custody Disputes. Abstract Child custody disputes in India arise at the intersection of religion-based personal laws […]
Visitation Rights After Separation: Schedules, Supervised Meetings and Video Contact
Visitation Rights After Separation: Schedules, Supervised Meetings and Video Contact By Shashi Ranjan LLB 2nd Year Student, University of Allahabad Intern, Adv. Omkar Pardeshi and Associates Abstract When parents separate, the child’s need for continuing relationships with both parents does not disappear. Indian courts treat the welfare of the child as the paramount consideration and […]