You are at liberty to withdraw your consent for divorce by mutual consent
On your consent being withdrawn potion would be dismissed
You have to file fresh petition for divorce
Mutual consent divorce
I had filed single petition against husband on grounds of cruelty. Last month I withdrew the single petition and filed for mutual consent divorce in family court with agreements laid down on child custody and visitation rights. Now i'm not satisfied with the laid down conditions as i find that husband is manipulating my child's mind. Can i withdraw my consent for mutual divorce before 6 months and go ahead with the single petition? In that case can i redraft the single petition?
Asked 6 years ago in Family Law
Religion: Hindu
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Yes you can withdraw the mutual divorce petition before the second motion, and then you can file a contested divorce case.
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The expression 'mutual' cannot be diluted and if any of the parties to the marriage fail to present herself or himself before the court, after the presentation of the 1 st and the 2nd motion petitions, then there will not be any mutuality in the act of the parties. Mere signing and filing of the present petition by both the parties does not mean that the parties need not present themselves before the court after filing the divorce petition. The parties are necessarily required to appear before the court to give their statements and then based on the statements and upon satisfaction of the Court, first motion petition will be allowed. A close reading of section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, makes it amply clear that a divorce by mutual consent can be granted only if both the parties appear voluntarily on the First motion as well as on the Second motion.
If you are delaying to give a statement or appear before the court, under such circumstances neither your husband nor the court can compel you to appear and make a statement. However, at this stage your husband can only take an adjournment till 18 months (maximum) .
So you can withdrawn your consent and can file divorce on the ground of cruelty. But think the only ultimate aim is to get the relief is Divorce. If you have objection in agreement then better you call his advocate or him and express your objection and if possible change the agreement and proceed the mutual divorce petition.
1. The consent of mutual divorce can be withdrawn by either of the aprties at any time before the final motion.
2. Once it is withdrawn you can file fresh mutual divorce petition containing amended terms and conditions.
3.Do note that not all future contingencies can be mentioned in the agreement and hence whatever you mention there can always be chance of dispute.
1. If you do not want the marriage to be dissolved on the terms laid out in the mutual consent divorce petition then you may abstain from appearing in the court, which will ensure the dismissal of MCD petition.
2. In MCD unless both spouses appear on the second motion to reiterate their consent the court cannot dissolve the marriage.
3. However, as you had withdrawn the divorce petition you cannot reactivate it as it is not pending on the file of the court anymore. This does not stop you though from filing a fresh petition for divorce.
Yes, you have right to withdraw your consent and mutual consent petition after filing the application before the court if matter is pending, file a contested divorce based on cruelty U/s 13(1)(ia) of Hindu Marriage Act-1955.
There is no compulsion over the parties to go for Mutual divorce.
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How long would it take to withdraw a petition. On what grounds can i withdraw? I had signed the agreement without any force but it was done in a hurry due to time constraints. Can i say that i need to withdraw because nothing related to financial and child expenses was mentioned in the mutual agreement and also husband is poisoning my child against me. I discussed with my advocate about my difficulties in following the conditions as it is affecting my child's mental health. But he's keeping silent on these matters without showing a way out.
Asked 6 years ago
You can place an application before the court for withdrawal of your consent on the ground that such terms were not made clear to you and the signature were taken with undue influence. You may just refer to the following judgment for indepth study of the matter:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzXilfcxe7yuZEJDYmY4UVVuNFk/view
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You can withdraw your mutual consent divorce petition on grounds that you want to save your marriage and do not want divorce
Your presence is important for second motion. If you are not presence at the time of calling of case in second motion,then the court will not consider the mutual divorce petition for dispose. The court can consider on merit if both parties are present at the second motion time. Court can kept the case up to 18 months. After 18 months court will reject the petition due to non appearance of parties.
You can withdraw the mutual consent divorce petition during the second motion and can file a contested divorce at the later stage.
There is no legal infirmity in it.
For withdrawal you need not mention any reason.
You may inform the court of your decision to withdraw the mutual consent divorce at the later point too.
The withdrawal of consent petition may be filed on the date of hearing of the second motion.
1. You do not have to go to court to withdraw it. Your non appearance will merit the dismissal of MCD petition.
2. Be that as it may, you may appear in the court and withdraw the MCD petition by stating that no provision has been made for the maintenance of you and your child.
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You may file an application simply that you don't want divorce on the conditions as mention in the agreement now as there is no financial security for you and the child.
no need to worry, without your consent and statement the court will not grant the mutual consent divorce.
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