The Rights of the Deceased: Moral Rights Incidental to Copyright Law
- Vanshika Agrawal
- 2024-04-25
Family courts are designed to deal with disputes arising in family matters such as divorce or child custody. One of the main goals of family court is to settle legal problems that can occur in families. The first Family Court case was established in the state of Rajasthan in 1985.
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1.1 What are the Objectives of Family Courts?
1.2 How is a Family Court establish?
1.3 What matters is to deal with in Family Court?
1.4 What are the Services available at a Family Court?
1.5 What are the Duties of Family Court?
1.7 Personal Appear is Mandatory
1.8 Records of Oral Evidence and Affidavit
1.9 Act to have Overriding Effects.
Family Courts Act, 1984 was enacted on 14 September 1984 to establish family Courts in India to promote conciliation and secure speedy settlement of disputes relating to marriage and family affairs.
The Objectives of the family court are:
Section 3 of the family court act 1984 provides that these courts are to be established in the town on the city where is the population exceeds 1 million or in any area where the state government considers establishing it.
The only law which gives a special preceding is called camera proceeding. This means in the case if the party does not want to speak in front of the court. He can shoot a video. And the video can present in the court as the primary evidence.
When we speak about the total number of family Courts in India 438 family courts which give differing year to year.
Matters dealt in Family Court are:
The services available at Family Court are:
An appeal lies to the High Court from every judgment or order passed by the Family Court. However, no appeal lies against a decree or order passed by the Family Court with the consent of the parties under proceedings relating to the maintenance of wives, children, and parents under the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Personal appearance is mandatory in a Family Court. Parties must not entitle to represent by a lawyer. They must appear themselves and put their case forward.
The Court shall record what the witness deposes, and the memorandum shall be signed and form a part of a record. The Court may on the application of any of the parties summon and examine any such person as to the facts contained in the affidavit.
The provisions of this Act shall affect anything incompatible with those contained in any other law for the time being in force or any method affecting by any law other than this Act.
The judgment of a Family Court shall contain a concise statement of the case, the point for determination, the decision thereon, and the reasons for such decision.
An appeal to the High Court from every judgment or order is not an interlocutory order pass by the Family Court must be filed within 30 days.
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