Can i prevent my wife from staying at my place if i file for divorce?

149 votes

Yes, your wife has a legal right to residence in her Matrimonial Home. Moreover, you being her husband, are under legal obligation to provide for the accommodation of your wife and to maintain her according to your status.

In case you have apprehensions and fear of her harming your family and want to safeguard your family:

When you file a petition for Divorce under the grounds of Cruelty, you can pray that the Court may provide interim protection to your family and that your wife may be made to live separately. While praying for this, you can even state that you shall provide for the accommodation.

If the above does not work and is not granted by the court, for the protection of your mother, she may be made to live separately till the time your Divorce case in under progress.

It may also be noted here that it has been held by the High Court that the wife cannot forcefully enter the matrimonial house if divorce petition on the grounds of cruelty are pending against her.

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LawRato LawRato

148 votes

She can stay in the home until their marriage has been annulled by the competent authority. The wife can ask for support and maintenance costs for herself and her children after the divorce. However, she cannot request the property.

Advocate Chikirsha Mohanty LawRato