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Dear Client,

If the court passes an ex-parte order in the divorce or maintenance case because you could not attend due to your job in the Gulf, you can later apply to set aside the ex-parte order by showing sufficient cause for your absence, such as employment abroad.

However, many lawyers focus on reopening the maintenance case to contest the amount, since if your wife is not willing to live with you, challenging the divorce may only delay the process

Dear Client,

There is no fixed rule on how much a Colonel in the Army must pay in divorce after 21 years of marriage. The court decides maintenance or alimony based on several factors such as the husband’s income, the wife’s financial condition, the standard of living during the marriage, the duration of the marriage, and whether there are children to support. Generally, courts may grant around 25–33% of the husband’s net monthly income as maintenance.

In some cases, the court may al

Dear Client,

Even if you possess videos showing disputes, refusal of marital relations, or misconduct, your wife may still legally claim maintenance under laws such as the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 or Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The court decides maintenance based on factors such as the income of both parties, financial dependency, and the needs of the wife and child.

However, the evidence you mentioned (videos, threats, desertion, refusal to cohab

Dear Client,

If your wife was previously married and did not obtain a valid divorce decree from the first husband before marrying you, then her second marriage may be legally invalid because a subsisting first marriage makes the second marriage void under law. This issue can become relevant in your defence, especially if there was concealment of her marital status and false declaration of being unmarried at the time of marriage registration. Such suppression of material facts may amount to fra

Dear Client,

Your maintenance and divorce case will be decided under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 based on your income, health condition, and wife’s and children’s needs. Even if your income and bank balance appear sufficient, you can show the court through proper medical reports that your physical labour job in Dubai is affecting your health and may make you unfit for work in the future.

Courts usually prefer reasonable monthly mai

Dear client,

Whether a grandson or granddaughter can claim their grandfather’s property depends mainly on (1) whether the property is ancestral or self-acquired, and (2) whether the grandfather is alive or deceased.

If the grandfather is alive, then in case of self-acquired property, grandchildren have no legal right to claim it during his lifetime. He is free to sell, gift, or will it to anyone. Neither grandson nor granddaughter can demand partition while he is alive.

If the property is a

Since you got married in April 2025 hence you have time to file for annulment of marriage if yu wish to on the gorund of fraud or non-consumation of marriage if that is the case. The good thing about nullity is that you will not be tagged as Divorcee.
Suppose you are not able to file the nullity application then you will have to file for a divorce case and certainly the mutual consent divorce will be better for you.

Dear Client,

You can seek maintenance/alimony from your husband, even if his annual income is ₹7.5 LPA, subject to the facts and circumstances of the case. While determining maintenance, the Court considers the income of both parties, their standard of living during marriage, your financial dependency, and reasonable needs.

You may seek interim maintenance during the pendency of proceedings as well as permanent alimony at the time of final disposal. The quantum is not fixed and depends upon

Dear client,

I understand your concern. In maintenance matters, the Court does not look only at what is written “on paper” (your salary), but at your real earning capacity, health condition, liabilities, and future prospects.

Since you are earning about ₹20 lakhs per annum in Dubai and your wife has claimed ₹60,000 per month (₹7.2 lakhs per year), the Court will examine:

Your net income after tax and expenses
Your medical condition
Your future earning ability
Your wife’s financial

Dear Client,

Your husband and mother-in-law forcing you to hand over your entire salary, demanding your jewellery and gifts from your parental home, preventing you from studying further, and compelling you to handle all household work alone amounts to mental cruelty and economic abuse under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.

Your jewellery and gifts (streedhan) are your absolute property, and any attempt to take or retain them without your consent can also attract crim