Practice Area
Divorce, Maintenance and Custody
Overview
Understanding This Practice Area
Divorce proceedings under the Hindu Marriage Act and other applicable personal laws, along with connected applications for maintenance and child custody, are handled with attention to both legal procedure and the wellbeing of the family involved.
Legal Process
How the Matter Proceeds
- 01 Assessment of grounds available under the applicable personal law
- 02 Advice on maintenance entitlements under Section 125 CrPC / BNSS or personal law provisions
- 03 Preparation of custody applications with the child's welfare as the guiding principle
- 04 Filing and representation before the Family Court
- 05 Assistance with mutual consent divorce where both parties agree
Who Needs This
Is This Relevant to You?
Spouses seeking dissolution of marriage, maintenance support, or resolution of child custody and visitation arrangements.
FAQs
A mutual consent divorce is filed jointly when both spouses agree to separate, while a contested divorce proceeds on specific grounds argued before the court.
Courts primarily consider the welfare and best interests of the child when determining custody and visitation arrangements.