It is the need of the hour to understand and accept the fact that yes you may have entered into a marriage that you thought was going to last forever and yes it did not turn out to be as blissful as you thought it would be and it is perfectly fine to have a legal separation/Divorce. Divorce in India is governed by various personal laws since divorce itself is considered to be a personal matter and hence it is also directly connected to religion.

The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 governs the divorce for the Jains, Sikhs, Hindus and Buddhists. The divorce laws of Muslims are governed by Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act,1939, the Parsis by Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act,1936, and Christians are governed by the Indian Divorce Act,1869. All inter-community marriages are governed by the Special Marriages Act,1954.

Divorce can be sought on various grounds such as Adultery, Cruelty, Desertion, Conversion, Unsound mind, when one of the spouse has renounced the world, Leprosy, Venereal Disease, Bigamy, Rape, sodomy, domestic violence. The battle of divorce undoubtedly is a tedious, time consuming, draining emotionally, emotionally and financially while contesting for the long-awaited divorce decree for several years.

As filing a divorce and getting a decree is only the tip of the iceberg, there are various legal complexities like maintenance / Alimony, child custody / visitation, Child support , division of properties etc that needs to be dealt with before procuring a decree in case of a contested divorce.

We at AnaghaLegal explore all the possibilities for an amicable settlement of all the matrimonial issues which turns into a graceful separation and a life of dignity and self respect.

Mutual consent divorce is like one writing his own judgement on the most personal and delicate issue of their life. We encourage for a Mutual Consent Divorce to the parties which is easier, time saving, and less costly way out, this process of divorce is no longer necessarily adversarial. This process merely takes six months, post which the parties are free to carry on with their respective lives.