Family Law (UGC/ NET)

A man cannot marry or intercourse with these relations prohibited on the ground of consanguinity or affinity, which arise on the account of fosterage.

Two sisters along cannot form a Hindu joint family. They constitute Hindu joint family in their husband’s family.

A stepson or a stepdaughter is entitled to a share in the inheritance of his natural father, but not of his stepfather. A stepson or a stepdaughter has no claim even for maintenance against his stepfather.

A Muslim man cannot marry his wife’s sister, son’s wife and foster sister.

All of the above are the examples of joint family property.

Property acquired by a woman either from a male or a female is not stridhan. She takes only a limited interest in the property and on her death, the property passes not to her heirs, but to the next heirs of the person from whom she inherited it.

Under Muslim law, mahr is a mandatory payment in the form of money by the groom or by groom’s father to the bride at the time of marriage. The mahr legally becomes bride’s property.

Class II heir includes father, father’s father, father’s mother, father’s widow, brother’s widow, father’s brother, father’s sister, etc.

Triple declaration of talak made in a period of purity, either in one sentence or in three. This form of talak is considered because of its irrevocability.

A Hindu joint family consists of persons lineally descended from a common ancestor and includes their wives and unmarried daughters. The daughter on marriage ceases to be a member of her father’s family and becomes a member of her husband’s family.

Propositus is a person who is deceased or who is in question of distribution of intestate property.

For the limited scope of succession under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, the expression 'son' will not include 'stepson'.

No such essential has been mentioned under the Muslim law for a valid marriage. Fosterage is when a child under the age of two years has been suckled by a woman other than its own mother.

As per Muslim personal law, father is the natural guardian of a child. A Muslim father can appoint a testamentary guardian; a mother of a Muslim child can be a testamentary guardian.

A divorce by khula is a divorce with the consent and at the instance of the wife, in which she gives or agrees to give a consideration to the husband for her release from the marriage tie.