Family Law 2 is a subject which includes the study of various legal provisions relating to Hindu Law as well as the Family Courts Act, 1984

Hindu Law : it has the most ancient pedigree of ay known system of jurisprudence. It a branch of Dharma. Ancient Hindu Law was a mixture of religion and legal philosophy

The Hindu law as commonly understood, is a set of rules contained in several Sanskrit books which are considered as books of authority on the law governing the Hindus. Then below was had no time static but was progressive. However, today Legislation has come on the scene. A very large portion of Hindu law has now been codified and is mainly found in the four major enactments.

The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

The Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956

The Hindu Succession Act, 1956

The Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956.

However, the law relating to Hindu joint families, Hindu Joint family property, the coparcenary system, the partition and reunion, as well as the law relating to Wills, gifts and religious institution continues to be derived from the ancient sources of Hindu law. This part of the Hindu law remains uncodified till date and continues to be governed by the Smritis, Smrutis, commentaries and Digests.

The second part of Family law 2 comprises of studying the Family Courts Act, 1984. The act states the purpose and aim of establishing the Family Courts which is to protect and preserve the institution of marriage and to promote the welfare of children and provide for settlement of disputes by conciliation.

The Act lays down the procedural aspect as well as the jurisdiction of the various matrimonial proceedings to be filed in the Family Court established under the Act.