Family Law

Hum dono alag hone par raazi hain. Mutual consent divorce kaise hota hai?

Agar aap dono kam se kam 1 saal se alag reh rahe ho aur dono raazi ho, toh family court mein joint petition de sakte ho. Final hearing se pehle usually 6 mahine ka wait hota hai, jo court kuch cases mein maaf kar sakta hai. Christian couples ke liye 2 saal alag rehna zaroori hai.

Mera spouse raazi nahi hai. Kin grounds par mujhe divorce mil sakta hai?

Agar aap family court mein koi legal ground prove karo, toh spouse ki marzi ke bina bhi divorce mil sakta hai. Common grounds: cruelty (mental bhi), 2 saal tak chhod dena (desertion), adultery aur dharm badalna. Poori list aapke personal law (Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Parsi) ya Special Marriage Act par depend karti hai.

Mere husband mera kharcha nahi uthate. Kya main unse maintenance maang sakti hoon?

Haan. Jo wife apna kharcha khud nahi chala sakti, woh BNSS Section 144 ke under saadhan wale husband se monthly maintenance maang sakti hai. Yeh har dharm ki women par laagu hai, divorced wife par bhi jisne dobara shaadi nahi ki. Divorce ya DV case mein bhi maang sakti ho.

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Ghar mein mere saath violence ho rahi hai. Kanoon meri kaise madad karta hai?

Abhi khatra hai toh turant 112 call karo. Domestic Violence Act har dharm ki us woman ko protect karta hai jise husband, partner ya saath rehne wale (ya reh chuke) family members sataate hain. Magistrate violence rokne, shared ghar mein rehne dene aur paise dilaane ka order de sakta hai.

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Mere sasural wale dahej ke liye pareshaan kar rahe hain. Main kya karun?

Khatra ho toh abhi 112 ya 181 call karo. Dahej maangna crime hai, aur dahej ke liye wife ko sataana BNS Section 85 mein cruelty hai (3 saal tak jail). Aap police complaint kar sakti ho, aur protection aur apna streedhan wapas bhi maang sakti ho.

Court marriage kaise karein? Kya parents ki permission zaroori hai?

Nahi, adults ko parents ki permission nahi chahiye. Special Marriage Act mein 21+ saal ka ladka aur 18+ saal ki ladki, kisi bhi dharm ke hon, bina dharm badle shaadi kar sakte hain. Marriage Officer ko notice do, objection ke liye 30 din ruko, phir 3 gawahon ke saamne shaadi karo.

Hum alag ho rahe hain. Bachchon ki custody kisko milegi?

Koi fixed rule nahi hai. Court dekhta hai ki bachche ki bhalai kismein hai. 5 saal se chhote bachche usually maa ke paas rehte hain. Doosre parent ko usually milne ka haq milta hai, aur custody na milne se bachche ka kharcha uthaane ki zimmedari khatam nahi hoti.

Mere bachche meri dekhbhal nahi karte. Kya main unse kharcha maang sakta/sakti hoon?

Haan. Jo parents aur 60+ senior citizens apna kharcha nahi chala sakte, woh apne adult bachchon ya pote-potiyon se monthly maintenance maang sakte hain. Maintenance Tribunal (usually SDM office) mein application do; lawyer ki zaroorat nahi. Tribunal ₹10,000 mahina tak dila sakta hai. BNSS Section 144 mein bhi maang sakte ho.

Kya marriage registration zaroori hai? Main kaise karaun?

Haan, kai states mein yeh compulsory hai, aur Supreme Court ne sabhi shaadiyon ke registration ka direction diya hai. Lekin sirf registration na hone se sahi tarike se hui shaadi invalid nahi hoti. ID, age proof, photos aur gawahon ke saath Marriage Registrar office mein ya online register karao.

Hum bina shaadi ke saath rehna chahte hain. Kya live-in relationship legal hai?

Haan. Supreme Court keh chuka hai ki do adults ka apni marzi se saath rehna crime nahi hai. Lambe, shaadi jaise live-in rishte mein rehne wali woman DV Act se protection aur kharcha maang sakti hai. Uttarakhand mein live-in couples ko registration karana zaroori hai.