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Validity of divorce granted by Australia federal circuit court


02-Aug-2023 (In Divorce Law)
Mr.fiance is a Australian citizen but Indian by birth. In 2008 when she was an Indian citizen she got married to an Indian citizen and registered under Hindu marriage act. After marriage they shifted to Australia but there marriage didn't work out and they applied for divorce in a Australian federal circuit court in 2015.The court granted them divorce in 2016 under irretrievable breakdown of marriage. They had no children. She is a Australian citizen now. we are planning to get married in india now.Kindly let us know if she can remarry in india as the divorce granted to her is by an Australian court and wheather we can register our marriage here in india? Or she has to file for divorce again?
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Answer #1
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no she don't need to do anything just marry under the special marriage act and you both are good to go. she don't need to file any divorce here in India. Tanmoy Chattopadhyay, M.Sc (Net), LL.B (Delhi), Advocate, High Court, Calcutta.
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Answer #2
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dear client as she got married in Indi but as per your query she has got divorced on the ground of irretrievable breakdown then she must be having the divorce certificate okk before marriage with you she needs to show the divorce certificate what is your jurisdiction place...
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