File a Contested Divorce

In contested divorce, you must state a reason why you want a divorce from your husband/wife and also prove in court that your reason is sound enough to get a divorce.

Grounds for divorce:

  • Physical violence, mental cruelty, abuse of any kind
  • Insanity
  • Incurable disease such as leprosy
  • Infidelity
  • Abandonment by your spouse
  • Conversion to another religion
  • Renunciation of the world and becoming a saint
  • Impotence
  • Living apart for more than seven years

Procedure for filing for contested divorce

  • You must find a good lawyer first and discuss your case candidly with him/her.
  • Your lawyer will then begin to draft petition for contested divorce.
  • The petition is then filed in the family court. You get a copy of the petition.
  • Your case gets listed and the court issues summon or notice to your spouse.
  • Your spouse is required to file a reply. In case he/she does not appear in court at the said hearing date, the court proceeds ex parte, which means in the absence of the other party.
  • The court frames issues, which means points of adjudication. Both parties provide their evidence on these issues.
  • The first evidence is filed by the petitioner. Thereafter, the lawyer of the other party cross-examines the witness.
  • Evidence of the other party is then filed.
  • The case is argued in the court.
  • Once the case is proved successfully, the court grants the decree of divorce.

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