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