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Family Court Survival Guide (Divorce & Cruelty)

The complete family-court practitioner guide — jurisdiction, cruelty, maintenance, custody, domestic violence and Section 498A — with strategy and case law.

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What you get

A complete, current reference

Everything below is included the moment you buy — no add-ons, no upsells.

  • A full family-court practice manual
  • Cruelty, maintenance, custody and DV coverage
  • The Rajnesh maintenance framework explained
  • Section 498A and criminal-matrimonial overlap
  • Interim reliefs, execution and appeals
  • Hyperlinked PDF — instant download
What's inside

What this guide covers

  1. Family Court JurisdictionProcedure and forum
  2. Cruelty as a GroundSubstantive law and case analysis
  3. MaintenanceBNSS 144, HMA 24/25 and the Rajnesh framework
  4. Domestic Violence ActRelief, procedure and strategy
  5. Child CustodyContested and interim proceedings
  6. Section 498ACriminal proceedings in matrimonial disputes
  7. Mutual Consent DivorceHMA 13B, cooling period and Article 142
  8. NRI Matrimonial DisputesDesertion and cross-border issues
  9. Interim ReliefsInjunctions and status-quo orders
  10. StridhanRecovery, criminal remedy and settlement
  11. Senior Citizens & PropertyFamily property disputes
  12. Execution & AppealsEnforcement in family court
Who it's for
  • Family-court advocates wanting one complete reference
  • Junior lawyers entering matrimonial practice
  • Aspirants studying family law in depth

What readers say

★★★★★
Finally understood the basic structure doctrine. The illustrations make it impossible to forget.
S. Iyer · Chennai
★★★★★
Plain English, zero filler — exactly what revision needs. Wish I'd had this in first year.
A. Khan · Lucknow
★★★★☆
Great for concepts. Would love a companion volume on landmark judgments next.
Adv. P. Rao · Hyderabad

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