When Ayesha and Rajesh, a married couple in Mumbai, decided to divorce, they went through vastly different legal processes. Ayesha happened to be Muslim and hers was the task of negotiating the Muslim Personal Law; her neighbor Rajesh had gone through the standard civil process...
10 Important Rights Women Have After Divorce In India When a marriage breaks up, it creates emotional chaos and confusion about what’s next. For women in India, divorce isn’t simply about ending a relationship — it’s about knowing what your legal rights are and allowing...
Divorce and the Hindu Marriage Act Marriage is meant to be a great journey yet sometimes it does not work out. If a Hindu couple in India wants to call their marriage a day, they have to go through some legal processes. The Hindu Marriage...
The Divorce That Freed Her to Find a Better Man At its best, marriage is forever, but at times it’s just not how things go. For a couple seeking to end their marriage in India, they are navigating a legal system that can seem complex...
Marriage is sacred in India but sometimes two people just aren’t meant to be together. When this is the case, what rules you follow depend on which religion you adhere to. In India, Hindu and Muslim religious communities have their own distinct laws governing married...