What we help with
- Indian marriage registration and documentation guidance
- Special Marriage Act, 1954 consultancy
- NRI matrimonial documentation and legal-process planning
- Divorce, maintenance, custody and related family-law matters under applicable Indian law
- Foreign divorce decree recognition and conclusiveness analysis under Section 13 CPC and the applicable matrimonial law
- Divorce Act, 1869 consultancy where it applies to Christian matrimonial matters
- Power of attorney and supporting documentation
- Coordination with appropriate Indian counsel for litigation and court proceedings
Indian matrimonial laws that may apply
- Divorce Act, 1869 (formerly the Indian Divorce Act), for Christian matrimonial matters where applicable
- Special Marriage Act, 1954, where the marriage falls under that statute
- Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and other personal or matrimonial laws relevant to the parties
- Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, particularly Section 13 on when a foreign judgment is conclusive in India
- Other Indian statutes, rules and judicial principles, depending on the facts
Scope and limits. Court proceedings and contested matrimonial matters are undertaken only where professionally authorised, or through appropriately qualified counsel. Read the full disclaimer.