Family Law

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Area of Focus

Divorce Consultation

Navigating the Divorce Procedure in India Marriages may be made in Heaven .But divorces are made on Earth!! Divorce is a legal process that ends a marriage and dissolves the legal bonds between a couple. It is a significant and often challenging life event. Understanding the process can help manage it well.

1) Divorce process in India

Types of Personal Laws

• Hindu Marriage Act, 1955(for Hindus, Buddhists, gains and Sikhs)
• Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937 (for Muslims)
• Parsis Marriage and divorce Act, 1935 (for Parsis)
• Special Marriage Act, 1954 (for interfaith marriage or where couple chooses)

2) Filing a Divorce Petition

• Seek legal Advice
• Prepare your Petition
• File the Petition

3) Court Hearings

• Responding to the petition
• Mediation

4) Obtaining a Divorce Decree

• Final Healing
• Insurance of Divorce Decree

Post- Divorce Considerations

• Implementing the Divorce Decree
• Updated personal Records

Landmark Judgements

Rajnesh v. Neha

After referring to Rajnesh v. Neha, (2021) 2 SCC 324, the Court said that the terms of maintenance are decided based on pleadings of parties and based on some amount of guess work. It is often seen that both the parties submit scanty material and do not disclose correct details. The tendency of the wife is to exaggerate her needs, whereas the husband tends to conceal his actual income. Thus, this Court laid down the procedure to streamline the grant of maintenance. Guidelines were issued in exercise of powers under Article 136 read with Article 142 of the Constitution of India, prescribing a uniform format of Affidavit of Disclosure of Assets and Liabilities to be filed in maintenance proceedings. Criteria for determining the quantum of maintenance was also laid down.

What is Alimony

1. The right to receive and claim maintenance after divorce
2. One of the most important right under divorce and matrimonial laws
3. The term alimony has its origin in the Latin word Alimonia, meaning sustenance

Child Support

Under the Indian family and public policy laws, the parents must provide child support for the child’s sustenance. For the financial support and benefit of the child, the non-custodial parent has to pay child support. This happens when the couple separates, whether from wedlock or a relationship.

Child support is paid by the obligator of the guardian of the child every year continuously. The guardian has to use this feed for the care and support of the child. The obligator can also be a relative and not a guardian.

Property Division

Bharatha Matha & Anr. v. R. Vijaya Renganathan & Ors

The Supreme Court held that a wife does not have an automatic right to her husband’s ancestral property after divorce .Property division depends on inheritance laws and whether the property was jointly acquired.

Sexual Harassment

Marital Settlement