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Church of England objects to gay marriage plan
Fp Archives •Prime Minister David Cameron is backing a proposal to permit civil marriages for gay couples, despite the strong opposition of some lawmakers in his Conservative Party.
Cabinet goes women friendly, approves Marriage Bill 2010
Fp Staff •The Cabinet approved the Marriage (Amendments) Bill 2010 on Friday. Here are the highlights.
'Breakdown of marriage' could now make divorce easier
Fp Staff •The breakdown of marriage could now be made a ground for divorce in India
Coming Soon: The secularisation of adoption
Danish •The Special Adoption Bill has been drafted on the lines of the special marriage act, allowing any couple to use the legislation to adopt a child.
The ABC of adopting
Fp Archives •Adoption can be a bewildering maze of rules and questions. And that's before baby comes home. Nandini Sengupta has used her own experience to write about everything you wanted to know about adoption but didn't know who to ask.
Custody battles: When the man gets the child
Pratishtha •The number of custody battles, much like divorce cases, are on a steady rise. What happens when courts grant custody rights to a father instead of the mother?