Mutual Consent 1st Petitioner Is Wife. Is Alimony Compulsory ?

726 votes

Dear Sir,
Payment of alimony is not compulsory...It is necessary only if they wife is either unemplyed or unable to lead equal social and financial status life as that of her husband...Thus you may avoid giving alimony in mutual divorce...My fee for preparing mutual divorce petition is Rs. 20,000...Filing charges is Rs. 5000 and Rs. 1000 to be paid on every court hearing date to my junior...The disposal of case depends upon background of your married life and separation...Normally Court will ask for you to wait for six months otherwise you have to seek waiving of euch period by showing special reasons...Thus it requires 4-6 months to get a mutual decree apart from 6 months cooling period...

Advocate Kishan Dutt Kalaskar LawRato

916 votes

it's depends on facts and circumstances of the case if it's mutual consent and your wife ready to give up rights of alimony , normally it's takes 6-7 months including cooling period , even you can get early divorce but need to show special circumstances, consult any advocate and discuss.

Advocate Hanumesh H N LawRato

735 votes

When the wife is employed and is earning sufficiently to support herself, then alimony cannot be claimed as a matter of right. Mutual consent cases have to be filed by both the parties. If there are any children, then the father would be required to support the children. Once a petition for mutual consent is filed it can take upto 7 - 8 months for the Judgment to be passed. There are certain cases where it can be done earlier by asking for a waiver of the 6-month statutory period but that friends from case to case.

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