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Acting for Non-Resident Indian Clients

Acting for Non-Resident Indian Clients

Author: Anil Malhotra; Ranjit Malhotra; Rambert De Mello
Publisher: Family Law LexisNexis
ISBN: 9780853086628
Published In: January 2005
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: Commonwealth, U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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This unique handbook has been written specifically to assist the family lawyer acting for Indian clients.

Indian communities have settled and thrived in the United Kingdom and many other commonwealth countries. The retention of ties with families remaining in India has meant that where family law issues arise they frequently have cross-border dimensions, for example, as to the validity of an Indian marriage. Domestic practitioners are ill-equipped to address such problems.

This unique handbook has been written specifically to assist the family lawyer acting for Indian clients. It describes relevant Indian law and religious custom, ranging from marriage to divorce and covering adoption and abduction and property issues. In addition, it explains the English law applicable to such matters, for instance in relation to the recognition of Indian orders or the immigration status of the individual.

The book cites a wealth of Indian case law that is otherwise not readily available to the non-Indian lawyer.

PART I - ACTING FOR NON-RESIDENT INDIAN CLIENTS - INDIAN FAMILY LAW GUIDE

Hindu Law of Marriage
The Special Marriage Act 1954
Divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act 1955
Maintenance, Disposal of Property and Custody of Children under Hindu law
The Divorce Act 1869
Child Abduction and Guardianship
Inter-country Adoption in India
The Law of Wills and Succession

Appendix

Adoption agencies

PART II - GUIDES TO ENGLISH FAMILY LAW IN AN IMMIGRATION CONTEXT

An Introduction to UK Immigration Law
Marriage Rules
Children
Grandparents and Deportation
Human Rights Considerations

Anil Malhotra LL.M (London), Advocate
Ranjit Malhotra LL.M (London), Advocate, both at Malhotra & Malhotra Associates
Rambert De Mello, Barrister, 6 King's Bench Walk, London

"The style is admirably simple and direct"
Immigration and Nationality Law and Practice