What happens after you serve your spouse divorce papers?
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What happens after you serve your spouse divorce papers?
If you post the divorce documents, your spouse must sign and return to you the Acknowledgement of Service (Divorce) as proof of service. You will need to file this document at the court. If you post the documents but do not get the Acknowledgement of Service (Divorce), you must try to serve your spouse in another way.
What if husband wants divorce and wife doesn’t in India?
Contested Divorce (Divorce without the mutual consent of the partner) In India now adultery is free from criminal offence. But still if one partner is having any kind of physical relationship outside the marriage then in that case husband can apply for the divorce petition in the court.
How much alimony does a wife get in India?
If the alimony is being paid on a monthly basis, the Supreme Court of India has set 25% of the husband’s net monthly salary as the benchmark amount that should be granted to the wife. There is no such benchmark for one-time settlement, but usually, the amount ranges between 1/5th to 1/3rd of the husband’s net worth.
What is difference between alimony and maintenance?
Alimony may be paid to the spouse in lump sum as cash or any other kind of payment method, as well as in form of property after the divorce is finalised. Unlike alimony, maintenance is only paid in form of cash or any other kind of payment method and the husband cannot pay maintenance to wife in form of property.
