A marriage certificate is often treated as an important document when spouses approach a Family Court for divorce. But what happens when a couple was married according to Hindu customs and the marriage was never formally registered, or the original...
When parents decide to end their marriage by mutual consent, the divorce settlement usually addresses custody, visitation and child support. One issue that can be overlooked is education expenditure. School fees, admission charges, tuition, transport, books, coaching, professional courses and...
Financial separation is an important part of many mutual divorce settlements. Spouses may have a home loan, car loan, personal loan, education loan, business borrowing, joint credit card, overdraft, guarantee obligation or other outstanding liability. A divorce decree does not,...
When spouses agree to seek divorce by mutual consent, one practical difficulty may arise when one of them cannot conveniently attend court in person. This can happen because a spouse is living in another city or country, has employment obligations,...
Mutual divorce proceedings are intended to provide a structured way for spouses who have jointly decided to end their marriage to approach the court. In practice, however, attending every hearing physically can be difficult when one spouse is living in...
