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Hi ,
Around 4 yrs back I met a girl through matrimonial websites ,there was just single pic on that ,upon accepting the interest I met her only once based on that we both agreed to get married ,from my side no body saw the girl except me ,my father is very gentle person nether he insisted to see the girl once ,even though both of us were supposed to be engaged in few days ,what I noticed the girl was not talking ,taking much interest in , I only used to call her ,she didn't accept my friend interest in FB as well ,finally on the day of engagement I met her for second time but I noticed that she was looking extremely diff from photo given on matrimonial site also quite diff the manner I saw her ,in a way she was looking extremely ugly on day of our engagement , I had to face lot of ire from family members ,later I questioned her why you were so looking so diff ,she told make up went wrong , I put lot of weight etc. I thought to cancel the engagement but she emotionally made me not cancel ,the main part is that because of that I still feel emotionally low , a lot of negativity had come to my mind ,some how we got married ,initial I found very difficult to adjust with her ,mean time I am blessed with a baby boy ,and I love him very much at the same time I think I have been manipulated to get married with her ,I feel emotionally very weak , I have a proof of engagement pic and the pic that was posted on matrimonial site ,both of them entirly different,not sure what should I do ? Please advise for better opinion.
Asked 7 years ago in Family Law
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21 Answers

Parents in seperation and divorce are very concerned about the effects of divorce on children. They wonder whether their decision will affect the happiness and health of their child.

you can compromise for your baby.

If your wife is adamant in troubling you the option is to initiate procedure from your side. You can file a divorce on ground of cruelty after one year of your marriage. You said your marriage is four year over,so you should file and independent petition against her in the Court.

Mohammed Mujeeb
Advocate, Hyderabad
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Even after knowing her reality you married her. Now you have either have to live with her for your child's wellbeing or you can file for divorce on the basis of the girl family's cheating and emotional blackmail. But it wont be a much valid ground if your wife does not want to get divorced.

Abhilasha Wanmali
Advocate, Nagpur
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1 Consultation

Hello

Relationships based upon lies and deception are shaky and don't survive unless all things are made transparent and things are laid out in the open.

your wife duped you unto marrying you and you trusted her while she was searching fir a victim like you who was gullible enough to marry her.

now you have a son. although time has passed but still you can't get out of that depression of marrying some one who was not your choice.

this is the dilemma yiubare facing as to what should be done.

try to talk to her and understand why she did this and did her behavior change after that and dies she really loves you.

In the end I would say that if you still consider her ugly and don't want to live with her then get out of the misery and file for divorce in grounds of fraud and incompatibility.

Regards

Rahul Mishra
Advocate, Lucknow
14114 Answers
65 Consultations

You already have consummated the marriage and are blessed with boy

2) for sake of young child try to save your marriage

3) if pictures on matrimonial website and pictures on engagement were different you should have called off the marriage then only

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
100092 Answers
8174 Consultations

1) You should have stop engagement at that time.

2) Now today you have son from her, do you know what court will ask you questions ...why you can't recognize her face till you get son and how today you come to know stiff in your mind about her.

3) If you want divorce from her than whatever reason you are providing it's not going to work.

Ganesh Kadam
Advocate, Pune
13008 Answers
267 Consultations

1. Its long four years passed and still you are stuck with the look of your wife.

2. You got clear about difference of her look and still you married her, got a child and has been leading matrimonial life for 4 longs years. So you can not take the plea of her looks anymore.

3. Life is more than a look of a person and if your life is otherwise normal which is more important then remove these irrelevant thoughts from your mind, think of the child and live with her.

4. By the way no marriage can be dissolved only because the husband does nt like his wife by her looks.

Devajyoti Barman
Advocate, Kolkata
23670 Answers
538 Consultations

I think you continue with this relationship as you love your child you need to work out on your relationship I believe there is no problem from the girl side as you have not reported anything in your query now this is your family the aesthetic look after 4 year of marriage immaterial you have to see the Welfare of your family and your life that is most important if you are going to take any decision towards the divorce or any other your life will be disturbed and you will be facing lot of legal problems so you stay cool and calm and try to live your life happily.

Good luck!!!!

Vimlesh Prasad Mishra
Advocate, Lucknow
6851 Answers
23 Consultations

Sir since you have opportunity to cancel the marriage at that point of time now since you are married four years have consumated marriage and had accepted her for four years this cannot be ground as such now.

It is better to either council your marriage for your boy or of your think you cannot continue try taking a mutual consent divorce.

Or otherwise you have to contest the contested divorce on cruelty grounds.

Shubham Jhajharia
Advocate, Ahmedabad
25513 Answers
179 Consultations

Dear client.. in these 4 years of marriage how is her behaviour...is she showing any kind of cruelty... ?

Actually ..u want to live with her? Or .. now lost interest.. ?

If u want separation then u can take Divorce.. but for taking divorce u need solid reasons for....

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Kavery Anand Pandharpurkar
Advocate, Bangalore
342 Answers
12 Consultations

1. That the picture she had posted on the matrimonial website is different from how she looked on the day of engagement or looks even now is not a ground for dissolution of marriage. You were at liberty to not to marry her if her actual looks were variant from her profile picture, but you chose to marry her.

2. If you do not want to live with her then convince her to apply for mutual consent divorce. There is no other remedy.

Ashish Davessar
Advocate, Jaipur
30843 Answers
982 Consultations

If you decided to live separately then your wife can file suit for restitution of conjugal rights. And the court can ask you to live together.

Abhilasha Wanmali
Advocate, Nagpur
1021 Answers
1 Consultation

See can file a divorce case against you or false domestic violence case there can be no other liability for leaving the house. Further she can ask for maintenance. or she can File a restitution of conjugal rights there is no compulsion, to live together.

Shubham Jhajharia
Advocate, Ahmedabad
25513 Answers
179 Consultations

1. You are free to live separately from her but you are bound to maintain her if she is not financially sound to maintain herself.

2. There is no legal compulsion for husband-wife to cohabit.

Ashish Davessar
Advocate, Jaipur
30843 Answers
982 Consultations

Sir .. I understand u have lots interest with ur wife because of her behaviour...

I understand that u want Ur child and u love him lot...

So u can't leave Ur home or start living separate from Ur wife... She may file case on u...

So gather all required evidence and file Divorce case against her...

And prove that u can't live with her because of her cruelty and Bad behaviour...

Kavery Anand Pandharpurkar
Advocate, Bangalore
342 Answers
12 Consultations

Firstly, there may be a situation that she intentionally did all that to get married to you.

Secondly, yes, you can go for the divorce for non compatibility issue, but that would require time as the court of law also give you sometime to leave together to come to an conclusion.

Thirdly, thereafter if things do not change then you may get the same.

Fourthly, if you do not wish for divorce then though no law can force you to leave together, but being a mother if she moves before the court then you may loose the custody of your son.

Sanjay Baniwal
Advocate, South Delhi
5477 Answers
13 Consultations

A wife comes to her matrimonial house with lot of rights available to her by law to protect the interest of her at the matrimonial house and is projected from cruelity domestic violence dowry prohibition etc.

The husband and his family is liable to take care good care and provide adequate maintenance to her.

But most of the above things do appear only when there is a dispute.

If both husband and wife living together happily and taking care of his family the life is heaven

After few years of marriage you both continue in the marriage looks are always not matter the only emotional attachment and care have the seer importance.

Vimlesh Prasad Mishra
Advocate, Lucknow
6851 Answers
23 Consultations

Wife can file case against you of dowry harassment

2) she can also file DV case against you seek maintenance, custody of child , compensation for mental torture undergone by you

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
100092 Answers
8174 Consultations

May be she can file a maintenance case either under Domestic violence act or under Section 125 Cr.P.C.

you have to pay 25% of net take home salary as maintenance.

Mohammed Mujeeb
Advocate, Hyderabad
19388 Answers
32 Consultations

You had opportunity to cancel the engagement or stop the marriage also.

You never took any initiative during that time.

You had opportunity even after marriage to seek annulment of marriage on the basis of the alleged cheating and your unwillingness to marry her, provided you had not consummated the marriage.

Whereas you never took any step at any time for the reasons known only to you.

In fact you also begot a child as a result of consummation of your marriage.

At this stage your grievance appears to be selfish or some other motive.

Hence better drop such ideas from your mind and go on with your life with her instead of inviting troubles for you and your next generation ward.

you may consult a marriage counsellor before taking any drastic step on this.

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
90295 Answers
2513 Consultations

If you still do not want ot live together with her then either legally you can get a judicial separation but you have to prove the reason before court for seeking this relief.

Alternately you can live away from her but keep providing her the monthly maintenance regularly to aovid litigation in this regard

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
90295 Answers
2513 Consultations

Hi,

It is suggested that you look her best part of behavior etc. and start living peacefully. No legal advice for being ugly.

Ganesh Singh
Advocate, New Delhi
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16 Consultations

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