Legal Question in Family Law in India
My child was born through Artificial Insemination ( donar egg and donar sperm). Artificial insemination was done in chennai and she stayed in chennai for 6 months. She flown to USA and gave a birth to female baby in Virginia. Mother, father and baby are US citizens as well as OCI also. Baby was born in 2007. My wife is receiving social security disability benefits from US govt for her mental retardation.
We both decided to settle in india and came to India on 2008. We stayed together and our relationship broken in 2011 January. She filed 498 A & 406 case. I have filed Divorce and child custody.
All the cases are in Indian court. Now my wife took my child and flown to USA
My questions are below.
1. Can court will acquitte all my family members from 498 a & 406 case.Because complainant is not in india..
2. Can i get ex-parte divorce decree on the basis of false 498 A & 406 after acquittal
3. Can i get ex-parte child custody order.
I am planning to go to USA once i receive ex-parte child custody order. Can i enfoce Indian child custody order in USA court to get my baby back to India.
Thanks I appreciate all your help .
3 Answers from Attorneys
The answers to your queries are here in below :-
1) It depends on the allegation(s) leveled against you and your family by your wife in her FIR and the capability of your lawyer to defend you and your family in the court. The case is between the state and you and your family who are accused in the case and not between you and your wife. She at best is one of the crucial witness to substantiate her allegation(s) against you during the evidence stage.
2) Yes.
3) Yes but it would be difficult to get the order service on your wife as she has gone back to USA.
Now where was the marriage solemnized ? India or USA ? What are the allegation(s) against you and your family in the FIR with regard to dowry etc ? Are you working in USA or India now ? Is your wife working in USA ? Who all are there in your family to take care of your disabled child ?Please get back with these answers .
even if you are able to get the custody orders in india, the same may not be enforced in US as their laws regarding custody are different that our. it is better if you go back to US and file for custody there. you may get 50% custody of the kids and at the same time, you may hire a lawyer in India to defend you in 498a and 406 cases. once you submit yourself to the jurisdiction of US, your lawyer here may file a petition for quashing of f.i.r. on the basis of non availability of the complainant along with other grounds.
Yes the Court can acquit you from the charges if your wife doesn't appear.
Yes you can can Ex-parte divorce
Yes you can get Ex-parte custody orders if your wife dont appear. (But all the necessary formalities are needed to be fulfilled.
Yes you can but for that after getting the Ex-parte orders you again require to approach the U.S. Courts for their execution through U.S. Courts.
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