Legal Question in Family Law in India
Sir,
I met my husband through social networking site and he met me after couple of months and decided to get married with parents concern.We belong to same community and we are distant relatives.Slowly after engagement they started demanding dowry.My parents gave 10lakhs cash to my in laws hands and 5 lakhs worth gold during marriage .My inlaws were not happy with dowry and they made big quarells after marriage ,on the day of marriage.later they started comparing with others n verbally harassed me.After 3 weeks of marriage we came to US ,there he started abusing me phyisically and mentally.He used to threaten me like he will be calling police on wrong allegations.He even called police and i have replied them that he is in short temper and then he realised that nothing is going to happen with cops and he started threatening me he will give divorce..we ve been married for 1 year 3months.Due to this stress my health got damaged and 2months back ive been diagnoised am diabetic at age of 25,he took all money from me and i dont know any one here not even his freinds or colleagues and am on H4 dependent visa.He wants to get rid of me , he is not bothered of my medication.what kind of steps i can take.Me and my parents went through lot of mental trauma.He wont speak to any one ,just open pc and do his work,no love and affection,its love turned arranged,the day we got married from that day he's been sadistic and my inlaws insulted me and my parents like any thing and it still going on.i tried lot to fix up things but it all went vain and resulted in lot of stress.I am a engineering graduate not working.He is blackmailing me to put sign on divorce papers,then only he will be send me to India and he wants to stay in US,and what kind of justice i can expect ???????if i leave to india is it going to be safe?I want to solve and face legally in Andhrapradesh,India
Sir ,
am not looking to stay with him. i want to file case against him and his family (in laws) for harassment(dowry) and domestic violence.here am strucked in four walls, am loosing my confidence in USdue to lot of mental, emotional harassment ,my health is not allowing me, . Am totally unaware of outiside situation a .My H1 b visa is going to take time (again october 2012)because my employer is going to file it this year,he asked me to leave to India at present regarding my situation. I want to deal this India because we got married in India and i can get morally(from family) and financially support in India, If i file case in India i.e after coming to India. What kind of cases i can file against him? Because I dont want to stay with him any more and in US .How much i claim alimony (he earns 120,000$ per anum)
2 Answers from Attorneys
you may file a complaint under domestic violence Act, petition for claiming maintenance u/s 18 of HMA and a complaint u/s 125 for claiming maintenance.
If you can establish cruelty / domestic violence in USA, you will be entitled to a direct green card (would not need H1B). You may provide me details of your sufferings in USA for appropriate analysis of your case.