Family Law II:

1. What is meant by desertion?

"Desertion", for the purpose of seeking divorce under the Act, means the
intentional permanent forsaking and abandonment of one spouse by the other
without that other's consent and without reasonable cause. In other words, it
is a total repudiation of the obligations of marriage.
2. Who is a coparcener?
In the eyes of the law, a HUF is a group of family people, who are the lineal
descendants of a common ancestor. This group includes the eldest member
and three generations of a family. Moreover, all these members are known as
coparceners.
3. What is saptapadi?
The Saptapadi (that is, the taking of seven steps by the bridegroom and the
bride jointly before the sacred fire), the marriage becomes complete and
binding when the seventh step is taken.

4. What are the duties of karta?

Karta acts as a representative on behalf of the family. This is because he must
perform some responsibilities and liabilities on account of the family. He must
pay all the dues and the taxes. He can be sued on behalf of the family during
any agreement or dealings

5.What is Partition?
Partition means a division of joint family property within two or more parts is
known as partition. . i.e coparceners property, the individual property is not
subject to the partition. It is a process by which joint family ceases to be joint
family, and nuclear family come into existence.

6.What are the different types of gaurdians?

Natural guardians, 2. Testamentary guardians, and 3. Guardians appointed or
declared by the court. There are two other types of guardians, existing under
Hindu law, de facto guardians, and guardians by affinity
7.What is the difference between polygamy and polyandry?
Polygamy is a broader term that refers to a marriagenwhere one person has
multiple spouses. Polyandry is a specific form of polygamy in which a woman
has multiple husbands
8.What is the difference between cognate and agnate?
Agnates (people related to each other either by blood or adoption only through
males) Cognates (people related to each other either by blood or adoption but
not through males)
9.Can a child be married?
The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (HMA)

The clause (iii) of section 5 requires that the bridegroom should have
completed 21 years of age and the bride, the age of 18 years at the time of
marriage. Initially the ages prescribed for the bride and the groom were 15
years and 18 years respectively.:

10.What are the penalties for demanding dowry

In Section 3, for the words “which may extend to six months or, with fine which may
extend to five thousand rupees”, the words “which shall not be less than three
months, but may extend to three years or with fine which shall not be less than two
thousand rupees, but may extend to ten thousand rupees