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The Matrimonial & Family Desk reviews every divorce, child-custody, maintenance, and matrimonial-property article on NyaySevak. Bench members practise routinely before the Patiala House Family Court, Tis Hazari Family Court, Bandra Family Court, Bangalore Family Court, and equivalent benches in Chennai, Hyderabad, and Kolkata. Areas of active practice include mutual-consent divorce under Section 13B HMA, contested divorce under Section 13(1)(ia)/(ib) HMA, judicial separation, restitution of conjugal rights, void/voidable marriages under Sections 11/12 HMA, Section 24/25 maintenance pendente lite and permanent alimony, Section 125 BNSS / erstwhile 125 CrPC maintenance for wife/children/parents, child custody under the Guardians and Wards Act 1890, and adoption under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act 1956. The desk's chair has appeared in over 1,500 matrimonial matters and is recognised at multiple Family Courts as a panel mediator.
Bar Council of Delhi · Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa · Family Court panels Delhi & Mumbai
Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act allows couples to dissolve a marriage by consent in as little as six months. This guide walks through every stage — from the first joint petition to the second-motion decree — with practical notes on the Supreme Court's waiver powers, common pitfalls, and city-specific Family Court timelines.
Family & MatrimonialThe Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005 is a civil law that gives fast, practical reliefs — protection orders, the right to stay in the shared household, maintenance, custody, and compensation. This guide explains who can file, what qualifies as domestic violence, and the step-by-step procedure.
Family & MatrimonialIn a high-net-worth divorce, the alimony settlement is the whole game. This guide explains how Indian courts decide the amount (the Rajnesh v. Neha factors), interim vs permanent maintenance, lump-sum vs periodic, and the special issues of asset valuation and disclosure.
Family & MatrimonialA mutual-consent divorce under Section 13B HMA can be over in six to twelve months; a contested petition under Section 13 routinely runs three to eight years, spawns satellite criminal and maintenance litigation, and usually settles anyway. This guide compares the two routes honestly — and explains the conversion playbook: how a contested fight is turned into a consent decree through mediation, a staged settlement deed, and disciplined drafting.