The complete map

A 90-day Family Law and Hindu Law curriculum that ends in written answers.

Use this as your subject map. Each stage has a defined scope, a recall checkpoint, and an output you can inspect. Adjust the pace for your state exam, but do not skip the sequence.

Read the statute

Provision before commentary.

Attach authority

Principle before case name.

Produce output

Answer before confidence.

Beginner · Days 1–14

Build the legal map

Stop reading Family Law as isolated provisions. See the system first.

UNIT 01

The legal map

Sources, schools, custom, legislation and the modern statutory framework

Checkpoint: Explain where a rule comes from before quoting the rule.

UNIT 02

Marriage essentials

HMA Sections 5–8: conditions, ceremonies, registration, validity

Checkpoint: Classify a marriage as valid, void or voidable from facts.

UNIT 03

Language of the Act

Definitions, ingredients, provisos, explanations and burden of proof

Checkpoint: Underline the operative verb and identify the exception.

Stage output: One-page concept map + 25 bare-act flash prompts

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Core mastery · Days 15–40

Own every recurring issue

Turn the high-frequency provisions into recallable rules with leading authorities.

UNIT 01

Matrimonial remedies

Restitution, judicial separation, divorce grounds, mutual consent and bars

Checkpoint: Build a remedy table without confusing grounds and defences.

UNIT 02

Maintenance and support

HMA Sections 24–25, HAMA Sections 18–23, and the procedural interface

Checkpoint: Choose the correct statutory route and relief on a fact pattern.

UNIT 03

Adoption, succession, guardianship

HAMA validity, HSA coparcenary and devolution, HMGA welfare principle

Checkpoint: State the rule, exception, and consequence in three lines.

Stage output: Provision-to-case-law matrix + 4 timed topic tests

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Mains ready · Days 41–60

Write like a judge is reading

Move from knowing the law to applying it cleanly under a clock.

UNIT 01

Issue spotting

Material facts, disputed facts, jurisdictional triggers and relief

Checkpoint: Write the issues before writing the law.

UNIT 02

Authority use

Ratio, principle, distinction, subsequent treatment and statutory override

Checkpoint: Use a case to support a proposition, not to decorate an answer.

UNIT 03

Answer architecture

10, 15 and 20-mark structures, headings, application and conclusion

Checkpoint: Finish every answer with a reasoned result, not a summary.

Stage output: 12 evaluated answers + a personal error register

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Topper mode · Days 61–90

Revise, rank and repeat

Compress the syllabus into a revision engine that survives pressure.

UNIT 01

PYQ clustering

Recurring themes, statutory hotspots, state-specific patterns and mixed questions

Checkpoint: Predict the next issue from the examiner's favourite provisions.

UNIT 02

Compression revision

One-page Act sheets, exception ladders, case-law one-liners and mistakes

Checkpoint: Recall the full route of an Act in under five minutes.

UNIT 03

Mock discipline

Time allocation, question choice, legibility, review and post-mock diagnosis

Checkpoint: Convert every mock mistake into one revision action.

Stage output: 3 full mocks + 7-day revision dashboard

Open stage plan

The mains standard

Every answer must show the chain of reasoning.

A correct case name is not a complete answer. Train the four visible moves below until they become automatic.

Issue

Name the legal question raised by the material facts. Do not retell the story.

Rule

State the statutory provision and the controlling principle in precise language.

Application

Connect the ingredients of the rule to the facts. Address the strongest counterpoint.

Conclusion

Give a reasoned result and identify the relief or consequence that follows.

Make it yours

Use the structure. Localise the last mile.

State judiciary syllabi, local amendments, current judgments, and question patterns can differ. Keep this sequence, then add your state notification, latest bare acts, and recent judgments to the revision layer.

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A 90-day Family Law and Hindu Law curriculum that ends in written answers.

Use this as your subject map. Each stage has a defined scope, a recall checkpoint, and an output you can inspect. Adjust the pace for your state exam, but do not skip the sequence.

Read the statute

Provision before commentary.

Attach authority

Principle before case name.

Produce output

Answer before confidence.