{"id":136,"date":"2026-01-06T01:29:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T01:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lexclaws.com\/article\/?p=136"},"modified":"2026-01-06T01:29:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T01:29:44","slug":"how-to-file-divorce-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lexclaws.com\/article\/how-to-file-divorce-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"How to File Divorce in India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Filing for divorce in India depends mainly on how you want to divorce<\/strong> (mutual consent or contested) and under which law your marriage falls<\/strong>. Here\u2019s a clear, step-by-step explanation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Identify the Applicable Marriage Law<\/em><\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist \u2192 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Muslim \u2192 Muslim Personal Law<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Christian \u2192 Indian Divorce Act, 1869<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Inter-religion \/ court marriage \u2192 Special Marriage Act, 1954<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Types of Divorce in India<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A. Mutual Consent Divorce<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Living separately for at least 1 year<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Mutual agreement on alimony, child custody, and property<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Timeframe: 6 months \u2013 1 year (cooling-off period may be waived)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B. Contested Divorce<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Common grounds:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Cruelty<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Adultery<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Desertion<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Conversion of religion<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Mental illness<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Domestic violence<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Timeframe: 2\u20135 years or more<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Step-by-Step Process<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Hire a divorce lawyer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– File petition in Family Court<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Court notice to spouse<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Counselling \/ mediation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Evidence & hearings (if contested)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Final judgment<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Documents Required<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Marriage certificate<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Address & ID proof<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Wedding photos<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Income proof<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Children details<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Proof supporting grounds<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Costs<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Court fees<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Lawyer fees:-<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0 (i) Mutual divorce: \u20b915,000 \u2013 \u20b950,000+<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0 (ii) Contested divorce: \u20b950,000 \u2013 \u20b93,00,000+<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Important Rights<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Maintenance \/ alimony<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Child custody<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Right to residence<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Stridhan recovery<\/p>\n

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Filing for divorce in India depends mainly on how you want to divorce (mutual consent or contested) and under which law your marriage falls. Here\u2019s a clear, step-by-step explanation. 1. Identify the Applicable Marriage Law – Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist \u2192 Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 – Muslim \u2192 Muslim Personal Law – Christian \u2192 Indian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":139,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-family-issues"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lexclaws.com\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lexclaws.com\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lexclaws.com\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lexclaws.com\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lexclaws.com\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lexclaws.com\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":147,"href":"https:\/\/lexclaws.com\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136\/revisions\/147"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lexclaws.com\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lexclaws.com\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lexclaws.com\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lexclaws.com\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}