Legal Question in Family Law in India

Is US divorce acceptable in INDIA for Indian citizen working in US, married in I

Hi,

Thanks for your noble service. I am an Indian citizen currently staying in the US on a work visa and got married in India in Feb 2000. Things didn't work out between me and my wife and I filed for a divorce here in a US court (on grounds of incompatibility). A divorce was granted after a divorce hearing in August 2001 where my wife claimed that we were compatible, but the Judge was convinced that we were not. Since our marriage was performed in India and was registered in India, do I need to 1) send the copy of divorce decree to the Indian court, and 2) do I need to file for divorce separately in India too. Basically is this divorce acceptable in India or what is that I need to get divorce in compliance with Indian laws.

Thanks and regards

Ash


Asked on 8/28/01, 11:13 am

2 Answers from Attorneys
Umesh Bhagwat Bhagwat&Co.

Re: Is US divorce acceptable in INDIA for Indian citizen working in US, married

No.Since you got married in India you are subject to Indian Laws.You will have to obtain a divorce from Indian Courts.

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Answered on 9/17/01, 7:46 am
Satish Maheshwari Vakilbabu

Re: Is US divorce acceptable in INDIA for Indian citizen working in US, married

Dear Friend,

I am sorry, but as a matter of practise, we do not reply to queries from the persons, who do not give their complete details, nor to the persons not directly affected by the problem under the query. We also do not give any citations to the seekers.

Therefore we request you to send your query only through the query form at the Free legal advice pages of the vakilbabu website at http://www.vakilbabu.com quoting the reference LawGuru.com.

We believe you shall understand.

Warm regards

Satish Maheshwari.

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Answered on 10/09/01, 3:14 pm


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