Family and Divorce: blogs and guides
20 guides on family and divorce, written for people dealing with the problem now.
Mutual Consent Divorce in Delhi: Steps, Documents and Time
How a mutual consent divorce under section 13B moves through a Delhi family court: the settlement, the two motions, the papers to carry and the realistic time.
Waiver of the Six-Month Cooling Period in Mutual Divorce
When a family court can waive the six-month gap between the first and second motion in a mutual divorce, what Amardeep Singh requires, and why applications fail.
Contested Divorce on Grounds of Cruelty: What Courts Look For
What Indian family courts treat as cruelty under section 13(1)(ia), how mental cruelty is proved, the evidence that persuades and the defences that defeat a petition.
Divorce on Grounds of Desertion: Proving Two Years of Separation
How to prove desertion under section 13(1)(ib) of the Hindu Marriage Act: the two-year rule, intention, reasonable cause, constructive desertion and the evidence that works.
How Courts Decide Interim Maintenance for a Wife
How family courts fix interim maintenance for a wife: the affidavits of income, the factors from Rajnesh v Neha, the usual benchmarks and a worked example.
Maintenance Under Section 144 BNSS for Wife, Children and Parents
Who can claim maintenance under Section 144 BNSS, where to file, what to prove, how interim orders work and how to recover unpaid maintenance.
Child Custody After Divorce: How Indian Courts Decide
How Indian family courts decide child custody after divorce: the welfare test, young children and mothers, the child's wishes, joint custody and changing an order.
Visitation Rights for a Father: Getting Time With Your Child
How a father without custody gets regular time with his child in India: applying for visitation, typical schedules, video calls and enforcing an access order.
Domestic Violence Act: Protection, Residence and Monetary Orders
What a magistrate can order under the Domestic Violence Act 2005: protection, residence, money, custody and compensation, how to apply in Delhi NCR and what the court checks.
Recovering Stridhan and Dowry Articles After Separation
How a separated wife can get back her jewellery, gifts and dowry articles from the husband or in-laws: proof, police, DV court, civil suit and safe handover.
NRI Divorce: Filing, Appearing and Recognition of Foreign Decrees
How NRIs and their spouses get divorced in India or abroad: which court has jurisdiction, appearing from overseas, serving papers and when a foreign decree is valid in India.
Transfer Petition in a Matrimonial Case Before the Supreme Court
When and how a divorce, maintenance or related case can be moved from one state to another through a Supreme Court transfer petition, and what the Court weighs.
Restitution of Conjugal Rights Under Section 9: Use and Misuse
What a section 9 petition for restitution of conjugal rights can and cannot do, how it gets misused as a tactic, and how to file or defend one in Delhi.
Permanent Alimony and One-Time Settlement in Divorce
How courts fix permanent alimony under section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act, and how to structure, pay and protect a one-time settlement in a divorce.
Marriage Registration in Delhi Under the Hindu and Special Marriage Acts
How to register a marriage in Delhi under the Hindu Marriage Act or the Special Marriage Act: eligibility, documents, witnesses, the 60-day rule and the 30-day notice.
Annulment of Marriage: Void and Voidable Marriages Explained
When a marriage is void or voidable under the Hindu and Special Marriage Acts, the grounds and time limits for annulment, and what happens to children and maintenance.
Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage After Shilpa Sailesh
When the Supreme Court can end a dead marriage under Article 142 after Shilpa Sailesh, the factors it weighs, and how a case actually gets there.
Mediation in Divorce Cases at Delhi Family Courts
How a Delhi family court sends a divorce case to mediation, what happens in the sessions, and how a settlement becomes a decree and closes the other cases.
Guardianship of a Minor's Person and Property
Who is a minor's guardian in India, what a parent can and cannot do with a child's property, and when you need a court order in Delhi.
Maintenance and Eviction Under the Senior Citizens Act 2007
How parents and senior citizens in Delhi claim maintenance from children, evict an abusive son or daughter, and take back property gifted on condition of care.