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Such violence can affect the normal development of a child impairing their mental, physical and social being. In extreme cases abuse of a child can result in death.Child abuse has many forms: physical, emotional, sexual, neglect, and exploitation 

Child Custody in Divorce :Laws and Different Types

Updated on July 08, 2024 07:59:29 AM

Child Custody in a way, everyone knows a little bit about it. But Do you understand what actually child custody means and how many types of child custody are there?

Divorce involves many issues such as alimony payments, child custody, interim maintenance and other related issues. Majority of us find it difficult to understand these terms. In simple terms alimony is the one-time payment that another partner must make at the time of divorce, while interim maintenance is a set amount decided by the court that must be paid at regular intervals to the spouse.

You may now have a clearer picture of two of the three things that have been confusing you. Now let’s move to the third one.

Child Custody in simple words can be described as the decision related to the guidance of children in the divorce processes. In India, Child Custody is the most important as well as complex decision during a divorce. To get into the details of Child Custody, we recommend you to read this article completely.


Dowry Harassment: Act, Punishment, and Process to File Case


Updated on February 13, 2024 05:46:54 AM


Dowry Harassment is torturing a wife for money, property, or other valuable assets by a husband or his family and relatives. It is a punishable offence under the law but still practiced in many rural areas of India.

If you are someone who is a victim of dowry harassment or charged against a false dowry harassment case, then this page is for you. Continue reading to know everything about dowry and dowry harassment cases.


Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999 (MCOCA) is a law enacted by Maharashtra state in India in 1999 to combat organised crime and terrorism. The preamble to MCOCA says that “the existing legal framework, i.e. the penal and procedural laws and the adjudicatory system, are found to be rather inadequate to curb or control the menace of organised crime. Government has, therefore, decided to enact a special law with stringent and deterrent provisions including in certain circumstances power to intercept wire, electronic or oral communication to control the menace of organised crime. 

Anti-corruption (or anticorruption) comprises activities that oppose or inhibit corruption. Just as corruption takes many forms, anti-corruption efforts vary in scope and in strategy. A general distinction between preventive and reactive measures is sometimes drawn. In such framework, investigative authorities and their attempts to unveil corrupt practices would be considered reactive, while education on the negative impact of corruption, or firm-internal compliance programs are classified as the former. Legal and moral frameworks to reduce corruption date back to antiquity and gained broad international support since the last decade of the 20th century.