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Can i file for divorce on the grounds that my husband is not earning
03-Aug-2023 (In Divorce Law)
My husband has not been working for the last six yrs prior to which he was in and out of jobs. There has been no intimacy for longer than that duration as well. He has never been a dependable father or husband. His only contribution in the last 29 yrs of Marriage was 11 lakhs which was from his last stable job that we used to purchase the house. I need to know if divorce can be possible in these circumstances? And as the earning member of the two will the divorce have more financial repercussions on me as I have several loans taken to run the house over the last 20 years to support my sole i
You can certainly apply for divorce as he is unable to maintain and fulfil his responsibilities..
This must have caused financial and mental cruelty on you and your family..
You might be earning now and might have taken loans to run your house and family but that will be additional ground of divorce for you...
Hope this helps
This must have caused financial and mental cruelty on you and your family..
You might be earning now and might have taken loans to run your house and family but that will be additional ground of divorce for you...
Hope this helps
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Adv. Namitabh Kothari
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Dear client non earning of husband and not supporting family financially is amount to cruelty. U can file divorce on the ground of cruelty against husband in court. U can also file domestic violence case for mental harassment. For any legal help call me
Adv prasad patil
Pune
Adv prasad patil
Pune
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there is no ground .
13. Divorce
(1) Any marriage solemnised, whether before or after the commencement of this Act, may, on a petition presented by either the husband or the wife, be dissolved by a decree of divorce on the ground that the other party-
1 [(i) has, after the solemnisation of the marriage, had voluntary sexual intercourse with any person other than his or her spouse; or
(ia) has, after the solemnisation of the marriage, treated the petitioner with cruelty; or
(ib) has deserted the petitioner for a continuous period of not less than two years immediately preceding the presentation of the petition; or]
(ii) has ceased to be a Hindu by conversion to another religion; or
1[ (iii) has been incurably of unsound mind, or has been suffering continuously or intermittently from mental disorder of such a kind and to such an extent that the petitioner cannot reasonably be expected to live with the respondent.
13. Divorce
(1) Any marriage solemnised, whether before or after the commencement of this Act, may, on a petition presented by either the husband or the wife, be dissolved by a decree of divorce on the ground that the other party-
1 [(i) has, after the solemnisation of the marriage, had voluntary sexual intercourse with any person other than his or her spouse; or
(ia) has, after the solemnisation of the marriage, treated the petitioner with cruelty; or
(ib) has deserted the petitioner for a continuous period of not less than two years immediately preceding the presentation of the petition; or]
(ii) has ceased to be a Hindu by conversion to another religion; or
1[ (iii) has been incurably of unsound mind, or has been suffering continuously or intermittently from mental disorder of such a kind and to such an extent that the petitioner cannot reasonably be expected to live with the respondent.
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