DIVORCE LAW

‣ A girl is entitled to file for a divorce if she was married
before the age of fifteen and renounces the marriage
before she attains eighteen years of age.
‣ If there is no co-habitation for one year and the
husband neglects the judgment of maintenance
awarded to the wife by the court, the wife can contest
for a divorce.
Settlement
Marriages belong to Heaven where as Divorce, is the devil's
domain - complicated and traumatic. Divorce proceedings in
India are intended to be lengthy affairs and this is backed
by the belief that an extended litigation time span may allow
couples to reconsider their decision for divorce. Also,
because of the social non-acceptance of divorces and the
reluctance of the affluent sections of society to expose their
lives to the inevitable public glare, most high profile divorces
have property settlements done out of the court. In most
cases in India, the fulcrum of divorce litigation is alimony.
Alimony in India is decided on the basis of income and
background of the couple. In select cases, alimony paid to
the wife is based on the standard of living enjoyed by the
couple while married. Law on this aspect is still developing
and there have been recent judgements which state that
because of social changes where women are no longer
dependent on their husbands or other family members,
their pleas for alimony need to be looked into with all fact,
Divorce Law – An Overview