Law for Christians in contemporary India
By: by Sarasu Esther Thomas
Contributors: Serampore College. Board of Theological Education
Edition: Revised edition.
Publisher: BTESSC
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Bangalore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9789383002191
Subjects: Domestic relations; Christians; Legal status, laws; Religious law and legislation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-167).
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Marriage; title: Divorce; title: Judicial separation; title: Void marriages, annulment of marriages; title: Restitution of conjugal rights; title: Child marriage and Christian law; title: Same sex marriage, civil unions, partnerships; title: Foreign marriages and 'NRI' marriages; title: Domestic violence within the family; title: Law relating to guardianship and custody of children; title: Adoption in context; title: Succession law; title: Maintenance of dependents; title: Constitutional rights of the Christian minority; title: Dalit Christians and the Constitution; title: Christian religious and charitable institutions; title: Courts in cases involving families; title: Conclusion : challenges to law applicable to Christians in India.