The Law which governs the dispute arises between husband and wife is being called as family law. In India, the Family law is being guided by different laws namely Hindu Marriage Act, Special Marriage Act, Muslim Law, Christian Marriage act, Parsi Law etc. Where husband and wife belongs to two different religions, it is being governed under special marriage act.

There are two different types of divorce in Family Law, one is Contested Divorce and another one is Mutual Consent Divorce. In Contested Divorce, the party filing for divorce needs to provide ground for the divorce like cruelty, insanity, desertion, non maintenance etc. However, no ground is required for filing Mutual Consent Divorce.

The most complicated issue under Family law is related to child custody and maintenance for a deserted wife.

It provides for maintenance to parents in capable of maintaining themselves. The latest development in matrimonial ties has become the Pre and Post Nuptial Agreements.