Divorce Cases

Question: We married 12 years ago and we have a 10 years old son. Our marital relationship is not good and my wife quarrels with my mother. She wants my mother don't stay with us. During the quarrel she spoke awkward words, abused, and raised hand on me.  One day she called the police and I spent...

If the cruel behaviour of wife is the result of chronic mental illness, the husband can seek divorce under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act. Section 13 enumerates incurable mental disorder as a ground for divorce. The mental illness should be in such an extent that living with wife would be dangerous for the life of husband.

Curable mental illness is not a ground for divorce under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act. It is responsibility of the husband to take proper care of his wife. Concealment of this fact at the time of marriage does not amount to fraud. Husband cannot dissolve his marriage on the ground of such a curable mental illness.

Suspecting the character of a wife without any reason amounts to mental cruelty. The wife can seek divorce under section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act 1955. Allegation of extra marital affairs is a serious allegation because it strikes at the root of marital relationship. Faith and chastity of the wife is the cornerstone of a marital relationship.

I had a love marriage in 2012. My husband was into the hotel business but later left and started looking after his fathers property which is a boy's hostel. He has gotten into drinking and bad company. Fights for small things, we stay in his elder brother's house. My husband has no property in his...

My wife’s abnormal behavior causes much trauma. I want divorce on the basis of abnormal behavior of my wife. Sometimes being good and sometimes threatening me by saying she will suicide.  She had suicide attempts twice. And discharged from hospital. Only message conversation proof is there. No...

My husband and I have agreed for mutual consent divorce and want to move a petition before the family court. Please guide how to file such a case before the family court. Question from: West Bengal Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act 1955 [HMA] provides a remedy to live apart by mutual consent....