Professional's Marriage & Divorce Laws (Family Laws), Edition 2026, is an English medium compilation of bare acts on marriage, divorce and family law in India, published by Professional Book Publishers. The book is written in English; it is not the Hindi medium edition. It brings together more than 20 Acts and Rules in one volume, with short comments. These include the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, the Special Marriage Act, 1954, the Foreign Marriage Act, 1969, the Indian Succession Act, 1925 (relevant provisions), the Divorce Act, 1869, the Christian Marriage Act, 1872, the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936, the Anand Marriage Act, 1909, and the Arya Marriage Validation Act, 1937. For Muslim law, it includes the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937, the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939, the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act and Rules, 1986, and the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019. It also includes the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 and its Rules, the Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929, the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, the Family Courts Act, 1984, and the relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the maintenance provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Having all these laws in one book makes it easy to compare the marriage and divorce laws of different communities. It is useful for candidates preparing for judiciary exams, LLB students (3-year and 5-year courses), especially for the family law papers, and candidates preparing for other law exams.
Key Features:
English medium: written in English (not Hindi medium)
20+ Acts and Rules on marriage, divorce and family law in one volume
Hindu laws: Marriage, Succession, Adoptions and Maintenance, and Minority and Guardianship Acts
Special Marriage Act, 1954 and Foreign Marriage Act, 1969
Muslim, Christian and Parsi marriage and divorce laws
Dowry Prohibition, Child Marriage and Family Courts Acts
Relevant provisions of the BNS, 2023 and maintenance provisions of the BNSS, 2023
Bare act with short comments
Edition 2026
Published by Professional Book Publishers
For judiciary exams, LLB students and law exams
यह पुस्तक "Professional's Marriage & Divorce Laws (Family Laws)" (संस्करण 2026) प्रोफेशनल बुक पब्लिशर्स द्वारा प्रकाशित है। यह अंग्रेजी माध्यम (English Medium) में है; यह हिंदी माध्यम का संस्करण नहीं है। इसमें विवाह, विवाह-विच्छेद एवं पारिवारिक विधि से संबंधित 20 से अधिक अधिनियम एवं नियम संक्षिप्त टिप्पणियों सहित एक ही पुस्तक में दिए गए हैं, जिनमें हिंदू विवाह अधिनियम, 1955, हिंदू उत्तराधिकार अधिनियम, 1956, विशेष विवाह अधिनियम, 1954, विदेश विवाह अधिनियम, 1969, मुस्लिम विवाह विघटन अधिनियम, 1939, मुस्लिम महिला अधिनियम, ईसाई विवाह अधिनियम, 1872, पारसी विवाह एवं विवाह-विच्छेद अधिनियम, 1936, दहेज प्रतिषेध अधिनियम, 1961, बाल विवाह प्रतिषेध अधिनियम, 2006, कुटुंब न्यायालय अधिनियम, 1984 तथा BNS एवं BNSS के संबंधित प्रावधान शामिल हैं। यह पुस्तक न्यायिक सेवा (Judiciary) परीक्षाओं, LLB छात्रों एवं विधि (Law) परीक्षाओं की तैयारी हेतु उपयोगी है।