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Dear Client,

If your husband is not providing monthly expenses and is using abusive or insulting language, you have clear legal remedies.

You can formally demand monthly maintenance and household expenses under Section 144 of BNSS or the Hindu Marriage Act, and seek protection from verbal and emotional abuse under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, where abusive language itself is recognized as mental cruelty; you may approach the Protection Officer, Mahila Cell, or Ma

Dear Client,

If a married woman elopes with someone and her family files a missing person report or FIR, the police will usually try to trace the woman and record her statement under Section 161 CrPC to confirm whether she left voluntarily or under coercion; for this, she may be asked to appear at the police station or her statement may be recorded at a safe place or before a Magistrate under Section 164 CrPC, which carries stronger evidentiary value.

If the woman clearly states that she left

When you file the suit for partition then in the partition you can mention the same and the court will issue direction to you elder brother to produce the property related documents to the court as they will be required for the partition to take place.

Dear Sir,

The Indian Stamp Act, 1899 is the parent legislation, but stamp duty is a State subject. Therefore:

The charging article is Article 33 – “Gift”

However, the rate and concessions are governed by the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957

Article 33 of the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957, read with its schedule, deals with the stamp duty on Gift Deeds, treating them similar to conveyances (Article 23) based on the property's value, but recent amendments have seen discussions about market value, a

Dear Client,
A divorce in England will bring an end to your marriage, wherever you are married. Most of the divorce proceedings are conducted entirely online, meaning that you can apply for a divorce in England and Wales from anywhere in the world without needing to travel back to the UK. An Indian citizen on a work visa can file an application for divorce in the UK if the following conditions are met. 1) You must have been married for at least a year, 2) your spouse agrees to the divorce. 3) ei

Dear Sir,

You may need to exit this relationship — safely

If this pattern continues despite involving family and professionals, then separation is not cruelty, it is self-preservation.

A safe exit means:

Inform her family beforehand

Do not disappear suddenly

Do not argue or accuse

Keep communication minimal and factual

Dear Client,
Section 13 of the Birth and Death Registration Act, 1969, deals with the delayed registration of the birth and death of any citizen. As per Sub-Section 3 of Section 13 of the said Act, any birth or death which has not been registered within one year of its occurrence, shall be registered only on an order made by a First Class Judicial Magistrate or a Presidency Magistrate after verifying the correctness of the birth or death and on payment of the prescribed fee. As per Sub-Section

Dear client,

A niji mandir trust is usually considered private property, but when it is formally registered as a trust, it comes under the Indian Trusts Act, 1882 (or state-specific Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Acts if registered as a religious trust).

Ownership and control of a private mandir depend on:

Whether the trust is registered.

The trust deed or will specifying beneficiaries and management rights.

2. Service (Sewaiyat) Rights

You mentioned that your grandfather’s sist

Dear Madam,

Wait until divorce is granted

Only after:

Divorce decree is passed

Appeal period expires (usually 90 days)

Then:

He may convert (if he genuinely wishes)

You may marry legally (Nikah / Special Marriage Act)

Dear Client,
In the given scenario, you may consider the following steps to resolve the crisis – 1) if you are well equipped with the evidence of mental/physical harassment and criminal intimidation, then you can file a complaint or FIR against your unruly and abusive wife and her family at the local police station. 2) You can file a private complaint of harassment against your errant and abusive father in the court of the Judicial Magistrate under Section 223 of BNSS, which outlines the proc