Asia: Family and Matrimonial

A will can be contested for lack of capacity, undue influence, fraud or formal defects, with successful challenges reverting to an earlier will or intestacy.

Equality is India's most celebrated yet one of the most broken constitutional promises. In a case before the Rajasthan High Court – Manni Devi v. Rama Devi & Ors., the Court reviewed a provision of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 ("HSA")...

In the recent case of Cheung Ting Kau, Vincent v Koo Siu Ying and another [2025] HKCFI 1401, the Court of First Instance determined that the latest will of the late Mr Lim Por Yen (林百欣), founder of the Lai Sun Group (麗新集團), ...

The Delhi High Court in Smita Jina v. Amit Kumar Jina, decided on a case about dividing a home jointly owned by a husband and wife.

In a recent judgment pronounced by the Delhi High Court dismissed an appeal filed by Anita Sharma challenging a divorce decree granted in favour of her husband...

Section 79A lets the Family Court change final property settlements if serious injustices like fraud, coercion, or major mistakes are proven.

In an increasingly globalised world, cross-border mobility has given rise to complex legal questions especially when it comes to children born abroad to Indian parents.

The Delhi High Court in Smita Jina v. Amit Kumar Jina, decided on a case about dividing a home jointly owned by a husband and wife.

In a recent judgment pronounced by the Delhi High Court dismissed an appeal filed by Anita Sharma challenging a divorce decree granted in favour of her husband...