Legal Question in Family Law in India
me and my family was settled in qatar for past 32 yrs im a 19 yrs old nd i have 3 nd a half month old kid.our marrage was an arranged marrg .we married on the grounds saying my husband will fly over wid me 2 qat.we gt ready visa of engineer which is really rare nd free visa too.soon at the point of mrrg days bfore marrg they came a problm of dowry firstly we proceeeded with the marg saying no demand to dowry later his parent asid we already saidf thm we will give them 50 lakhs which we didnt sooner we agreed as i and my huisband already fall in love so we agreed 2 give 25 lakhs in cash nd they wanted it ion his name his moms name nd his dads name.aftr 2 mnths i gt preg. my husband wsnt getting any work in qatr as he wanted his own qualification nd big salary.as he said he ws working in wipro he gt only 20,000rs he wanted 10,000riyals(1,00,000 rs).he didnt get bt dad always used 2 not 2 make him feel hes jobless here in qat nd used 2 give him money without asking also.sooner we came 2 kerlaftr 6 mnths my in laws started harrasing me..saying my father is a cheater as he said he has already work in here qat nd thrs no work which actually my father diodnt say nd he also knoes the fact.bt still he stood to his parenmts side.also making fun of my parents ..one day he slapped me in front f his parents whn i ws preg wid his baby for 6 mnths.i forgt abt dat.latr aftr having baby nw....we again went for baptism everything went on 5n bt when we werecoming back on the way to the airport his mom statrted saying all unnecessary things.like we are making doing him all house hold jobs in our house we are behaving lik dog to i felt really angry as i am the only one daughter nd child for my parents nd my parents r 65 nd 62 as i ws late 2 them so thety behaVE NICELY ND POLITELY JUS LIK THEIR OWN SON.then he ws also saying ys for everythng.his dad nd mom both started 2 harrase mee in the car.whn i reached here we had a talk between we both.he got angry and said he ws going 2 india back the day we arrived neeeext morng itself .his frnd came nd said i will make him understand as dad got too angry .now my problem is he always hears to his parents his parents give him nice screws frm india nd i have 2 suffer he doesnt show disattachement 2 me nd my child bt lik before he doesnt interact wid me r my family meanwhile in this yr onwards he gt sellcetd for a govt project as head dad gave him 2 luk aftr 2 villaas nd flats on rent he luked aftr so happily suddenl;y these came i m terrribly enough wid his in laws i dnd knoe wat i shud do he cn alaso divorce me i have no poblm wid dat bt my child i want him .wats the way???
2 Answers from Attorneys
as you have stated that you have no problems with divorce and you want the custody of the child, you may put this condition to him that in case he wants divorce, the custody should remain with you. either, for the love of child, he ll try n improve or he would divorce....whatever may be the outcome, the problem may be solved.
You should proceed against him and all other guilty persons under domestic violence Act by lodging appropriate complaint. You may also seek return of entire dowry amount and adequate compensation for all your sufferings.