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“It takes two to make a marriage success and only one to make it a failure.”

When there is no affection left between a couple, it is better to cut off from such relation. However, if there is a hope that temperamental differences can be subdued, our top divorce lawyers in Dehradun identify that gap and guide the couple accordingly. But in cases where the marriage has completely failed, our best lawyers in Dehradun come to rescue with their illustrious practice and experience.

B&B Associates LLP is a law firm in Dehradun which offers effective legal recourses in divorce matters. Be it a mutual divorce matter or a contested one, our top advocates in Dehradun exhibit a great deal of diligence and provide step by step guidance and assistance in divorce matters. Renowned for effectively yet empathetically helping litigants through divorce litigation, our highly experienced divorce lawyers in Dehradun prefer a pragmatic, tactful, and practical approach to ensure that divorce litigation does not take a wrong turn or cause any damage or harassment to the client.

Discuss Your Matter with Our Best Divorce Lawyers in Dehradun

Our divorce attorneys deject fake and frivolous litigation and aim for the right approach in order to bring justice in a matrimonial matter. B&B Associates LLP is a law firm known for standing tall for what is right. Our divorce law services are sought by prestigious clients for rightfully pursuing on the course of justice.

Why Legal Assistance of a Good Divorce Lawyer is Must?

For many reasons:

1. Right advice:
It all starts with the right and effective advice. Most of the failed/ erroneous litigation matters are a product of ill-advice. Right from the beginning if one does not have proper guidance and route to follow, the chances are that the person will get distracted on his course to justice.

2. Experience:
A divorce matter can be overwhelming and burdening for the parties and in such times, nothing benefits more than an experienced lawyer who has been through the procedure umpteen times and has the capability, will and potential to safely take along their clients while watching the best of their interest.

3. Knowledge:
Divorce law is not limited to two words. It is a vast paradigm which demands to understand on various aspects of maintenance, child rights, alimony, separation, grounds of divorce, etc. Only a learned lawyer is able to provide effective guidance and help the client obtain the right recourse.

4. Skill & Time-Management;
One of the most critical yet most ignored aspects of litigation is skill and management – it includes effective scheduling and following a timeline. Most of the litigants suffer at the hands of their advocates on account of overtly extended timelines. There is a saying “justice delayed is justice denied” which is most accurate when it gets to divorce matters because when divorce matters stretch indefinitely, the parties lose the age to resettle. The last thing that a litigant wants is his file to get buried under a pile in his/her lawyer’s office. Therefore, it is important to get to a law office which has a proper method of functioning and dedicates sufficient time required in each case.

Therefore, in order to shun exacerbating the situation, consulting a doyen divorce lawyer in Chandigarh will not be a bad idea at all. A professional will guide the petitioner more profoundly than anyone else.

Our Divorce Lawyers in Dehradun Handle Matters Pertaining to

Divorce Procedure in India

A marriage never comes with a guarantee that it will last forever. There can accrue many reasons for divorce. Be it temperamental differences making it unendurable, or, behavioral issues such as cruelty (mentally or physically), or, fraud, or mental or physical incapacity due to medical reason or otherwise, there can be umpteen reasons behind a failed marriage, and, therefore, there arise many obligations to comply with while dissolving an alliance which is sacred in the eyes of law. Divorce is broadly categorized into two kinds:

1. 1. Uncontested Divorce – also known as divorce by mutual consent, and;
   2. Contested Divorce

Uncontested Divorce

If both the spouses agree with the decision of dissolving their marriage, the process will not be that exhaustive for you. And if parties want the quickest way to divorce, then divorce with mutual consent is the only option. The process will take at least 6 months to 1 year and then both the spouses can continue with their future life independently.

Contested Divorce

The statistics for divorce matters makes it evident that most of the matrimonial disputes are contested. Disagreements on various aspects such as child custody, visitation rights, alimony/ maintenance, distribution of assets, etc. essentially takes the parties to litigate before the court and this is when the assistance of the best divorce advocate in Dehradun becomes imperative.

Grounds for Divorce

“The world suffers a lot. Not because of the violence of the bad people but because of the silence of good people” – Socrates.

In the olden days, divorce was considered as a disgraceful act, especially, when sought by a woman. The patriarchal society was dominant. Nowadays, women are becoming self-reliant and are aware of their rights. Therefore, raising their voice against injustice and patriarchal regimes is a common phenomenon.

Also, it’s not just females who suffer in a bad marriage sometimes males suffer too. In fact, because of the positioning of female gender in the eyes of law, there has been a ruckus in the matrimonial litigation field with the rising number of fake and frivolous litigation against innocent men and their family members. The decreasing number of convictions and an increasing number of acquittals for false accusations for dowry or domestic violence cases establish beyond doubt that the law has been thoroughly manipulated and used as a weapon of revenge by the disgruntled wives and their unethical lawyers.

The same groundbreaking statistics are compelling the lawmakers and the judiciary to bring in new amendments in order to balance out the situation such as more stringent punitive measures to be taken against frivolous litigants.

Our team of best divorce lawyers in Dehradun is known for meticulously digging out the truth in the matter and present it efficiently before the Hon’ble courts.

Grounds for Divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

There can be many reasons or causes of divorce today which can either be cruelty, temperamental differences, or compatibility. And when it comes to valid reasons for divorce according to laws, here is the list.

• Adultery
• Cruelty
• Venereal disease
• Desertion
• Leprosy
• Insanity
• Renunciation
• Conversion
• Presumption of death

So these are the most basic legal grounds for divorce in India under Hindu Marriage Section 13b.

Grounds for Divorce under Muslim Law

While it comes to the religions other than Hindu, some additions can be made to these personal laws. Grounds for divorce under Muslim law will be a little different and includes.

• Cruelty
• The whereabouts of the husband are not known for more than 4 years.
• Wife is deprived of maintenance for at least 2 years.
• Husband is being imprisoned for more than 7 years.
• Failing to comply with marital obligations.
• Husband is either insane (more than 2 years), suffering from leprosy, or any venereal disease.
• Impotency of the husband at the time of marriage.
• When the girl is married before the age of 15 and wants to dissolve that marriage before turning to 18.

Grounds for Divorce under Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936

Although in Parsian religion, it is expedient to amend the marriage laws, yet to prevent injustice, some laws are enacted. And if one spouse wants to file the petition for the dissolution of marriage, the following can be the legal ground for divorce.

• Cruelty.
• Failing to consummate the marriage at least for the period of one year.
• Unknown whereabouts for more than 7 years.
• Adultery, bigamy, bestiality, sodomy, rape, and fornication.
• Husband imprisoned for more than 7 years.
• Spouse suffering from any venereal disease.
• Forced for prostitution.
• Desertion (more than 2 years).
• When the husband is not aware of the pregnancy by another man at the time of solemnization of marriage.
• Non-resumption of cohabitation or restitution of conjugal rights within one year.

Grounds for Divorce under the Indian Divorce Act, 1869

One personal law which governs the Christian marriage and divorce laws is the Indian Divorce Act, 1869. Here are the valid reasons for which husband or wife can file a divorce petition under the Indian Divorce Act.

• Adultery.
• Conversion.
• Cruelty.
• Unsound mind, venereal disease, or leprosy (for more than 2 years).
• Failure for the restitution of conjugal rights ( for more than 2 years).
• Unknown whereabouts (for more than 7 years).
• The female partner can file the petition for marriage dissolution on the grounds of rape, sodomy, or bestiality.

Alternatives for Divorce

Yes, there are alternative remedies which can either help the couple strengthen relation or can help them live apart from each other. Our diligent divorce advocates in Dehradun are not the one who promotes the breaking of marriages. We toil to bring the matter to a desirable end. But when the matter is highly complex and demands a serious action towards any kind of cruelty or misbehavior, the team stands in its best role of the food soldiers of justice.

Mediation

Under the governance of the Industrial Dispute Act, 1947, different industrial disputes have been brought to the right reconciliation with the help of ADR lawyers. You must be thinking about why we are discussing that act over here. The reason being the application of Industrial Dispute Act to divorce mediation too. Yes, this alternative dispute resolution system works for the matrimonial disputes simultaneously.

Mediation process guides the couple to identify the issues pertaining to the marriage dispute, negotiating, and then finally reaching agreements amicably. The mediator can be any person ( lawyer or non-lawyer) who is supposed to be neutral throughout the process to perform that mediation process in an actual manner. That third-party person who is acting as a mediator is not allowed to advise anything.

Opting for mediation can alleviate a lot of distress in this whole traumatic divorce process. As it is being performed outside the court premises, that will ensure the whole procedure to be confidential between the spouses. Both the spouses can come to a mutual agreement regarding child custody, visitation, maintenance, asset or property distribution, and other matters. And that’s not all, if the couple is willing to give it another try, divorce mediation can come with that too.

Our well-practiced divorce matter lawyers in Dehradun, Uttrakhand understand the sanctity of marriage and therefore give their best efforts to resolve the dispute if possible. Therefore guiding the couples with the best legal advice. Mediation can be of 2 types i.e.,

1. Private mediation.
2. Court annexed mediation.

Legal Separation

Doesn’t matter how far we have come, society still influence our decisions to a greater extent. And when we talk about divorce, societal pressure is the only thing that affects the whole process and sufferer. There are cases where the sufferer women have ended their lives just to avoid the disgrace of being divorced. But with the passage of time, even society is welcoming these legal remedies to the most.

For the people who are seeing a possible alternative for not staying together with the spouse and not getting divorced at the same time, legal separation is an optimum option one can go for. The only difference between legal separation vs divorce is that the two spouses will stay married legally but rest distribution of assets, child custody, visitation, and maintenance will be awarded to both of them. And they can live separately after that.

Legal separation comes with some possibilities of a couple coming back together with the restitution of healthy relations. There have been many cases where the couple has decided to bring the life back to their marriage. Or if both the parties are still firm with their decision of getting divorced, legal separation can boost that process a little and can help in a quick divorce. Separation can be performed in three steps i.e., Trial separation, permanent separation, or legal separation.  And separation can be of two types.

Judicial Separation

While seeking judicial separation, any of the spouses (husband or wife) can draft a petition in family court on the grounds for judicial separation described in Section 13 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The grounds for divorce will simultaneously apply for the legal separation too. Child custody and maintenance matters will also be decided there during the process.

Non-Judicial Separation

As the term is self-explanatory, there will be no involvement of any judiciary system for that separation process. Instead of going to court, the couple will decide to separate amicably with the indulgence of some family members in the matter. There will be no paperwork and rest child custody, maintenance, distribution of assets, all will be mutually decided by both parties.

How to Start the Divorce Process?

While going through such an emotionally disturbing phase of your life, there can be a number of things you must be anxious about. Like how to file for divorce or what all are the steps involved in the divorce process. Dissolution of marriage is really a complex process, especially in India. As in here, our culture present marriage as the most sacred alliance of two people and consider that God is the one to match these pairs in advance.

Culture needs to be respected and maintained but the thing which our team of best lawyers in Dehradun is against is an injustice. Doesn’t matter whether this injustice is caused to a female or a male, the team is prowess at representing both with flair. When it comes to the divorce process in India, the first thing to take into account is whether the spouses are ready to identify and negotiate the issues amicably and are ready for mutual divorce. Or a whole lot of acrimonious disputes are running in between which doesn’t lead them to the solution.

A thorough inquest into all related aspects of the case will attenuate the problems and will favor you a little. Even if the petitioner is opting for the DIY divorce process, legal advice and help is a must. Because an expert divorce lawyer will be having much vast knowledge in comparison to an amateur. DIY dissolution of marriage is an option which a person can think of while going through a divorce with mutual consent. But when it’s contested one, don’t play a fool to waste the time as well as efforts. Because the process may drain you completely when you are unable at presenting your matter articulately due to lack of knowledge. So do prefer to take the help of an experienced divorce advocate in Dehradun. Following is the procedure for divorce in India,

• Initiate the process by drafting and filing the divorce petition.
• Service of summons.
• Response.
• Discovery
• Trial
• Interim orders
• Final orders.

So this is the framework which has to be followed during the dissolution of marriage.

What are the Documents Needed for Divorce in India?

The judicial system entirely works on legal framework, evidences, and truth. It is really difficult to bring the case results in clients favor when the evidences are missing or the person fails at proving their point. Paperwork is a fulcrum process in every legal matter. Here is the list of important documents you need for divorce, check out them.

1. Address proof of both the spouses.
2. 2 passport size photographs of husband and wife.
3. Marriage certificate.
4. Petitioner profession and income details.
5. Family background of the petitioner.
6. List of assets which need to be distributed.
7. Income tax statements for the last 2-3 years.
8. Evidence showing attempts for resolving the dispute.
9. Proof of husband and wife living separately from last 1 year.

These are the documents needed on your part to proceed with the marriage dissolution. And the petition can either be filed at the place,

• Where the solemnization of marriage took place.
• Where the couple has last lived together.
• Where the wife is living currently.

Why B&B Associates is Trusted for Best Divorce Lawyers in Dehradun?

When things are falling apart and the marriage is about to dissolve, the sufferer still needs to stand strong during the whole process. For drafting and arguing a divorce petition, a seasoned divorce lawyer can be relied on. The process is highly enervative and the person needs not only to be strong emotionally but financially too. B&B Associates LLP deals with such family matters empathetically and handles the matter with greater prudence.

A failed marriage is immensely traumatic and when the matter is complex, this creates exigency for a proficient divorce lawyer. Our team of best divorce lawyers in Dehradun is well-practiced in those matrimonial matters and shows perseverance in the dealings. Our erudite attorneys are highly cognizant with the Indian constitution and the laws. Therefore is a trusted law firm for representing the legal matters efficiently in the family court Dehradun.

Firm’s Top divorce lawyers in Dehradun are well versed in:

• The Hindu Marriage Act
• Sector 125 Cr.P.C (applicable law for maintenance)
• Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005 (and rules 2006)
• 498-A and 406 of IPC (most used IPC (criminal law) sections for divorce litigation)
• Dowry Prohibition Act
• Hindu Adoptions, and Maintenance Act
• Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act
• Special Marriage Act
• The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act
• The Indian Divorce (Amendment) Act

Golden Rules

**We deject un-ethical and immoral practices, and reserve our rights of extending legal services only to a select clientele which exhibits civility, faith in law, sound moral footing, and good conscience. Our legal counsels defend the ones who have falsely been implicated, and prosecute for those who have actually been victimized – in either case, our counsels reserve their right of exercising discretion in accepting or rejecting a brief/ lawsuit.