Part I - Preliminary
Chapter 1 Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Parsis and Jews
Chapter 2 Schools of Law, Migration, Domicile, Residence and Problem of Conflict of Personal Laws
Part II - Marriage
Chapter 3 Concept of Marriage and Theories of Divorce
Chapter 4 Marriages under Hindu Law, Muslim Law, Christian Law and Parsi Law
Part III - Dowry, Dower, Consortium, Cohabitation and Matrimonial Home
Chapter 5 Dowry and Dower
Chapter 6 Consortium, Cohabitation and Matrimonial Home
Part IV - Matrimonial Causes
Chapter 7 Nullity of Marriage
Chapter 8 Separation Agreement and Judicial Separation
Chapter 9 Restitution of Conjugal Rights and Remedy for Breach of Duty to Cohabit
Part V - Matrimonial Causes : Divorce
Chapter 10 Divorce without the Intervention of the Courts
Chapter 11 Fault Grounds of Divorce
Chapter 12 Divorce by Mutual Consent
Chapter 13 Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage
Part VI - Matrimonial Cause (contd...)
Chapter 14 Fair-Trial-To-Marriage Rule and Bar to Remarriage
Chapter 15 Bars to Matrimonial Relief
Chapter 16 Reconciliation
Part VII - Ancillary Reliefs
Chapter 17 Alimony and maintenance
Chapter 18 Custody, Maintenance, Education of, and Access to, Children
Chapter 19 Property Adjustment and Financial Provisions
Part VIII - Matrimonial Cause (Contd...)
Chapter 20 Jurisdiction and Procedure
Chapter 21 The Family Courts
Part IX - Guardianship and Custody
Chapter 22 Guardianship and Custody, under Hindu Law
Chapter 23 Guardianship and Custody under Muslim La
Part X - Parentage and Adoption
Chapter 24 Parentage, Illegitimate and Legitimate Children and acknowledgement of Paternity under
Muslim Law
Chapter 25 Adoption under Hindu Law
Chapter 26 Adoption under Secular Law
Part XI - Maintenance
Chapter 27 Maintenance under Muslim Law
Chapter 28 Maintenance under Hindu Law
Chapter 29 Maintenance under Muslim Women (Protection of Rights of Divorce) Act, 1986
Chapter 30 Maintenance under the Criminal Procedure Code
Part XII - Hindu Joint Family System
Chapter 31 Mitakshara Joint Family
Chapter 32 Dayabhaga Joint Family
Chapter 33 Alienations
Chapter 34 Son's Pious Obligation to pay Father's Untainted Debts and Doctrine of Antecedent Debts
Chapter 35 Partition
Chapter 36 Woman's Property : Stridhan
Part XIII - Succession
Chapter 37 Succession under Hindu Law
Chapter 38 Succession under Marumakkattayam and Aliyasantana Laws
Chapter 39 Succession under Muslim Law
Chapter 40 Administration of Estates
Chapter 41 Wills under Muslim Law
Part - XIV - Gifts
Chapter 42 Gifts under Hindu Law
Chapter 43 HIBA (Gifts)
Part XV - Endowments and Wakfs
Chapter 44 Hindu Endowments
Chapter 45 Muslim Wakfs