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Family Law

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

Simple answer

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.

Real-life examples

Lakshmi ka husband roz uski insult karta hai, use maayke walon se milne nahi deta aur uski salary chheen leta hai. Yeh mental cruelty ho sakti hai. Woh Hindu Marriage Act mein divorce case karti hai aur proof ke liye messages aur gawahon ke naam rakhti hai.

Ayesha ke husband ne 2 saal se zyada se uske kharche ke liye kuch nahi diya. Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939 ke under woh isi ground par family court se shaadi khatam karne ki maang kar sakti hai.

Rohan divorce chahta hai kyunki wife se chhoti-chhoti baaton par behes hoti hai. Married life ke normal jhagde usually cruelty nahi maane jaate, isliye jab tak woh solid legal ground prove na kare, court mana kar sakta hai.

Aapko kya karna chahiye?

  1. 1Incidents date ke saath likho. Messages, emails, photos, medical papers aur gawahon ke naam sambhaal ke rakho.
  2. 2Sahi law aur ground choose karne ke liye family lawyer se baat karo.
  3. 3Jahan shaadi hui, jahan last time saath rahe, ya jahan spouse rehta hai, wahan ke family court mein petition do. Wife jahan abhi rehti hai, wahan bhi case kar sakti hai.
  4. 4Court counselling ya mediation mein bheje toh zaroor jao. Ismein dekha jaata hai ki shaadi bach sakti hai ya terms settle ho sakti hain.
  5. 5Zaroorat ho toh case ke dauraan interim maintenance aur bachchon ki custody ka order maango.
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Exceptions aur zaroori baatein

  • Hindu Marriage Act aur Special Marriage Act mein shaadi ke pehle saal mein usually divorce case nahi ho sakta, jab tak court exceptional hardship ki wajah se permission na de.
  • Ek saath teen talaq (talaq-e-biddat) invalid aur crime hai. Aisi talaq paane wali wife kanoonan abhi bhi married hai aur apne aur bachchon ke liye guzara bhatta maang sakti hai.
  • Sirf rishta poori tarah toot jaana family court mein divorce ka ground nahi hai. Aisi shaadi sirf Supreme Court apni special power se khatam kar sakta hai (Shilpa Sailesh, 2023).

Official legal reference

  • Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Sections 13, 14

    Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist ke liye divorce grounds, wife ke extra grounds, aur pehle saal mein case par rok.

  • Special Marriage Act, 1954 — Sections 27, 29

    Special Marriage Act wali shaadiyon mein divorce grounds aur pehle saal ki rok.

  • Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939 — Section 2

    Woh grounds jin par Muslim wife court se shaadi khatam karne ki maang kar sakti hai, jaise cruelty ya 2 saal tak kharcha na dena.

  • Divorce Act, 1869 — Section 10

    Christians ke liye divorce grounds, jaise adultery, cruelty aur 2 saal tak chhod dena.

  • Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 — Sections 3, 4, 5

    Instant triple talaq invalid; 3 saal tak jail aur fine; wife subsistence allowance maang sakti hai.

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Source aur status

Kahan lagu
State ke hisaab se alag
Uttarakhand mein 27 January 2025 se laagu Uniform Civil Code (UCC) zyadatar residents ke liye divorce grounds tay karta hai, aur Goa ka apna family law hai.
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18 May 1955
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