Legal Question in Family Law in India
Divorce for forced marriage
Hello Sir/Madam,
My name is--name removed--aged 27years due to family pressure I was forced to marry a person whom i did not like on the 19th of May 2006. But now after a month i don't feel that this relationship will work and also the fact that i dislike this person whom i am married too. I would like to know how to go about applying for a divorce at the earliest. Kindly help.
Regards,
--name removed--
Bangalore
5 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Divorce for forced marriage
Your question does not disclose all facts - hence reply not possible. Please repost question with all details, like, religion, date of marriage, marriage has been consumemated or not etc.
Re: Divorce for forced marriage
As per law you cannot institute a petition for divorce before one year from the date of marriage. A court shall entertain you petition only if you could show extreme hardship to the extent that it is likely to endanger your life.
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Nand Kishore, Adovcate
Re: Divorce for forced marriage
The facts are not sufficient. Your religion is required.he qurie cannit be answered without your religion as the laws are different for each religion.
Re: Divorce for forced marriage
1. Please State if You are a Male or Female.
2. please State whether you and spouse are hindus and marriage as per hindu rites?
3. Apart from dis-like is there any other reason for this decision? elaborate.
4. Depending on your answers, it is possible for a QUICK DIVORCE
Re: Divorce for forced marriage
Presuming you are a Hindu and married under the Hindu Marriage Act, you cannot initiate divorce proceedings before expiry of one year from date of marriage.
However, you may apply to court to grant you leave to initiate such proceedings, if you could satisfy the court of your hardship.
Has the marriage been consummated? If not, you could apply for annulment of the marriage.