• Will my marriage result in a divorce

Hi,

I am 30 and live in USA .But me and my wife are Indian Citizens. I am married to a women aged 24 through arranged marriage. She has a brother (very arrogant person as he has a worth of 4 crores) . My wife argues that I cannot do even small things (like cooking, getting good vegetables from grocery market, washing dishes). She argues that I don't even know how to do sex. (Initially I am not able to have sex with her but later things went well, I have never been with another women , so I struggled a bit initially) . She also argues that my mind doesn't work well. (I some times talk to myself , she thinks this is madness, so I later discontinued doing this) Looks like she told the same thing to her brother. He stopped caring me and talking to me(He lives in our apartment only). Started taking decisions on his own. he feel he is the boss. She thinks I am very inefficient to lead a marriage and threatens to divorce and defame me in front of every one by telling this to everyone. What is my situation. Will my marriage result in a divorce? Will I end up paying huge alimony. Any other punishments like (imprisonment) will be given to me. We have been married for 2.5 years. No kids
Asked 5 years ago in Family Law
Religion: Hindu

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45 Answers

If you can prove that you are insane you won't have to pay any alimony.

get rid of this marriage before you lose yourself

Amrita Veer
Advocate, Greater Mumbai
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If she files for divorce in indian court then she will need to prove the ground of divorce. If it is proved then your marriage can end up in divorce.

If for divorce you proved that you are not at mistake and she is the one who wants divorce then you dont need to pay any alimony or maintenance but if you couldnt prove the court may grant her maintenance and alimony.

You will not get imprisonment as it is family issue.

Abhilasha Wanmali
Advocate, Nagpur
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4.8 on 5.0

If for getting divorce she takes madness as ground then court will conduct medical test of insanity. If the test does not prove you insane then the petition gets rejected.

Abhilasha Wanmali
Advocate, Nagpur
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4.8 on 5.0

Hi, there is no reasonable grounds upon which she can file divorce.. The above mentioned grounds are not sufficient for getting divorce.. She has no medical evidence to proove her ground..she is not entitled to alimony

Hemant Chaudhary
Advocate, Gurgaon
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4.9 on 5.0

then focus a little more on family sometimes pressure at work disturbs family life

or just leave the home stay outside home most of the time

no lawyer can advice if you will end up in divorce or not its completely the decision of the couple

Amrita Veer
Advocate, Greater Mumbai
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Hello,

It will be bettwe if you to settle the matter mutually and file a mutual consent petition.

She can file divorce on the ground of cruelity and also you can file the same.

Alimony depends on the claim that will be made by her. Imprisonment will be there only if she files some FIR.

Regards

Anilesh Tewari
Advocate, New Delhi
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5.0 on 5.0

You would not be sentenced to inprisonment

2) since your wife keeps on threatening for divorce best option is to file for divorce by mutual consent

3) contested divorce proceedings take 5 years to be disposed of in India

4) don’t file for dovircecin USA as wife would be entitled to 50 per cent of your assets

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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5.0 on 5.0

Your best option is to file for divorce by mutual consent in India

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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5.0 on 5.0

1. First of all get rid of the worries that you are having now about imprisonment since you have not committed any crime so far.Not being able to purchase vegetables etc. are not acts of crime.

2.Now decide what do you ant to do with your matrimonial relationship with your wife. Do you want to continue with it or want to terminate it?

3. If you want to terminate it then negotiate with your wife for jointly filing a Mutual Consent Divorce Petition in India on agreed terms which will be disposed off within 6 & 1/2 months from the date of its filing.

4. If you do not wish to give divorce to her, hen contest the divorce suit if filed by her in India keeping in mind that any decree of divorce passed by foreign court is not valid in India.

Krishna Kishore Ganguly
Advocate, Kolkata
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5.0 on 5.0

1. It seems that you have not gelled well with your wife who is demanding in nature.

2. You shall have to decide whether you shall continue to stay in relationship with her or terminate it and act as advised in my earlier post.

Krishna Kishore Ganguly
Advocate, Kolkata
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5.0 on 5.0

Sir you need to take control of your life see these are very small things you can take control of same you and your wife.can take.marriage counselling further you can be bit bold.your marriage won't end.

Further these issues can be resolved you can change yourself a bit further if in case it becomes intolerable then you can take divorce you won't end up in jain or paying huge alimomy just do your part.

Shubham Jhajharia
Advocate, Ahmedabad
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5.0 on 5.0

Sir you can ask your wife to stop defaming you it amounts to cruelty and further don't think so much of divorce think of ways to settle the life and focus somewhat on your family life as you are great in career.

Shubham Jhajharia
Advocate, Ahmedabad
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5.0 on 5.0

You are pretty normal and this is the habit of ladies specially those who have supiriorty complex.

You behave normal live your life and if thing do not go well then just think that it is fate and you were in wrong shoes.

Till then take a chill pill man.

Just Enjoy???

Vimlesh Prasad Mishra
Advocate, Lucknow
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4.9 on 5.0

Hello

Don't get depressed and think of or try to do these things. Things can be sorted out. You should apply for divorce by mutual consent and if she is not ready for that then file petition for divorce stating that your wife is cruel and mentally tortures you and therefore on these grounds alone you would get divorce. You must be in USA T the client site for a few years but eventually you will come home. Try to sort this matter our otherwise these suicidal tendencies would increase with time.

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Rahul Mishra
Advocate, Lucknow
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5.0 on 5.0

No need to commit suicide

You can start staying separately from your wife without getting divorced pay her monthly maintenance

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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5.0 on 5.0

1. It will result in divorce in US if either of you files a petition for divorce. The courts in US would grant divorce even if the other spouse were to contest the divorce petition.

2. Alimony and division of assets will be under the US law. IN India the only right of wife is to claim maintenance from her husband. She cannot claim any share in the property of her husband.

Ashish Davessar
Advocate, Jaipur
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5.0 on 5.0

1. FIR may be filed by her against you in India under Sections 406 and 498A IPC as a retaliatory measure if you file a petition for divorce against her in US or even India. She may also array your parents besides other family members as accused in the FIR. If and when a FIR is lodged against you under 498A then apply for anticipatory bail immediately. Thereafter, you may file a petition for quashing of FIR in the High Court as the FIR for 498A cannot be lodged where the spouses have cohabited outside India.

2. DV case under Section 12 of DV Act may also be filed by her to claim maintenance and monetary compensation.

3. Suicide is cowardice. File for divorce in US. The decree of US court will be valid in India too,

Ashish Davessar
Advocate, Jaipur
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5.0 on 5.0

Sir suicide is not only the option you can take charge of your life you are so good at your work talk to you wife settle for money leave this this abusive relationship you can earn more and make a beautiful life out of it

Shubham Jhajharia
Advocate, Ahmedabad
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179 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

This is a foolish idea right to die with dignity does not apply in your case tolerance of the things always help in life and where there is a compatibility issue tolerance is utmost requirement

Vimlesh Prasad Mishra
Advocate, Lucknow
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4.9 on 5.0

1. INSTEAD of sensitizing yourself with all these issues, CHANGE yourself with proper counseling thru a experienced psychologist /behavior therapist.

2. PATCH up with wife. Career will not lead you to a good ageing life. BUT family life, will.

Keep Smiling .... Hemant Agarwal

Hemant Agarwal
Advocate, Mumbai
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5.0 on 5.0

Please do not think like that, if you are not wrong then law will help you. Talk to your wife for mutual settlement.

Regards

Anilesh Tewari
Advocate, New Delhi
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5.0 on 5.0

Hii

1. Go and file a divorce petition on mutual consent.

2. Fix some some small alimony if she does not get ready with small allimony.

3. Or else file for one side divorce and say her to fight for alimony in the court and let court decide.... I am sure you get a proper justice don't get penic and scared

Rita Rajput
Advocate, Thane
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1. Please note that before dawn, night seems to be darkest.

2. She has not yet done anything against you for which you need not presume any false case to be filed by her against you.

3. If both of you think that you did not gel well in your marriage, discus the matter and if both of you wish to part ways, jointly file a Mutual Consent Divorce petition in India which will be disposed off within 6 & 1/2 months from the date of its filing.

4. Any thought of committing suicide apprehending a non existing false case defies any logic.

5. Be pragmatic and face the situations fittingly as they arise in your life.

Krishna Kishore Ganguly
Advocate, Kolkata
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726 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

You can file for contested divorce on grounds of cruelty by wife and her brother. Her actions of humiliating you amount to cruelty against husband. Even, her threats of filing false and concocted cases against you and your family members to implicate you amount to cruelty and is a valid ground for divorce under Hindu Marriage Act.

Maintenance /alimony amount would be decided as per your Income, income and qualifications of your wife etc. The Supreme Court has set a benchmark for maintenance to be paid by a husband to his estranged wife, stating that 25% of his net salary might constitute a “just and proper” amount, if your wife has no other source of income.

Siddharth Jain
Advocate, New Delhi
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102 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

If more income is more than your wife, you'll have to pay monthly Maintenance to your wife, until she remarries.

Various factors such as the number of dependents you have, property in your wife's name and most importantly purchasing power parity should be taken into account before granting maintenance to the spouse.

Her actions of calling you mad does not hold any sanctity as per law, in absence of any evidence suggesting the same.

Siddharth Jain
Advocate, New Delhi
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5.0 on 5.0

As per recent Supreme Court judgement pertaining to 498a cases, the conditions have been relaxed a lot. It is very difficult for a wife nowadays to implicate the husband and hulis family without any documentary evidence. Moreover, arrests are also not made just after the registration of FIR. Arrests can only be made, after receiving a report from family welfare committee set up for such purposes.

Suicide is not the right option, as you have a very long life ahead of you and this is just a little roadblock. You should concentrate on your job and leave such affairs with your advocate.

Take care.

Siddharth Jain
Advocate, New Delhi
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5.0 on 5.0

If she is not compatible or never want to understand and lead a happy married life with you and the tortures are intolerable then it is high time that you take a proper decision on this now or ti will become too late.

You can ask her that if she is not willing to continue the married life with you anymore or if she would continue to insult and torture you in this manner then there is no use of continuing this vexatious marriage anymore.

She may be given a choice to agree for mutual consent divorce or that you will be forced to file a contested divorce on the grounds of cruelty.

As far as alimony aspect is concerned, let she prove your income and if he is employed then she may not even be eligible for this.

You can discuss at length with your lawyer and decide further course of legal action on this.

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
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2197 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

Please not that I have an excellent job getting a very good income in USA. If I am a mad person, I wont have such a good job. So, I am not sure why she thinks I am mad. But, I might have been a bit careless about my family life as I was focused more on to my career

You may decide to continue or call off the married life with her based on the gravity of the troubles and mental cruelties you face in day to day life due to her arrogant and ignorant behavior.

You are a better judge of your situation hence dont be careless on this issue anymore

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
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2197 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

. I am in wrong shoes. If I file a divorce case, she will also file fake cases and FIRs against me as a counterattack. I am in a helpless state . I don't see any further good times coming in my life. Assisted suicide is the only option. I will try to see if I can get permission from court for it. Right to die with dignity is better than living a horrible life.

You shuld not breakd down this way.

You have life to live.

She is not your destination.

You have lot of things to achieve.

She is not the ultimate person in your life.

You file divorce cse on the grounds of mental cruelty.

Klert she lodge false cases with police, you can obtain anticipatory bail and nullify her false cases in the trial proceedings with the assistance of an able and skilled lawyer.

Dont lose your hope or courage or confidence for any reason, your negative thoughts will not allow you to develop yourself.

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
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5.0 on 5.0

Dying not an option, better file diovrce and face repercussion,

Yogendra Singh Rajawat
Advocate, Jaipur
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4.4 on 5.0

Suicide is not the option to solve problems. You cannot run away from your problems by choosing suicide. You have family other than your wife who maybe loves you.

Try to get divorce and fight whatever charges she files against you and after getting out of this mess lead your life happily.

Indian courts does not grant permission for partial or whole euthenasia. So you won't get permission from court.

Abhilasha Wanmali
Advocate, Nagpur
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4.8 on 5.0

To die is not solution of any problem. No body will bother that you are alive or not. Rather when you think to die you can think that you have such ability that you can make this world more lively, more beautiful, more joyful.

No punishment, Dont worry about alimony, do not worry about false cases, It is normal in life.

Jugal Kishore Agrawal
Advocate, Jaipur
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earning wife not entitle to maintenance.

Yogendra Singh Rajawat
Advocate, Jaipur
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31 Consultations

4.4 on 5.0

Your wife has movable as well as immovable property is in her name and has a monthly income of nearly 5000 US dollars every month, then she won't be able to claim any maintenance amount from you since the provisions of maintenance are to prevent vagrancy, not to enrich one spouse at the expense of another spouse where the spouse claiming maintenance is fully sufficient and independent to maintain herself.

Siddharth Jain
Advocate, New Delhi
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102 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

hello

the wife is earning almost as much as you, therefore, she is not entitled to maintenance. moreover she herself has proclaimed that she is richer than you.

regards

Rahul Mishra
Advocate, Lucknow
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5.0 on 5.0

No since see is well off, qualified and earning and further can maintain herself she is not entitled to maintenance and the alimony. Further she is responsible for the divorce as she is at fault.

For future reference and use just keep record of her income and income tax returns to contest any such case.

Shubham Jhajharia
Advocate, Ahmedabad
25514 Answers
179 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

If she would like to file a maintenance petition in Indian court as per Indian laws, she may not be eligible for any maintenance.

You can prove her salary income and reject her claim, but the case is differnt in US. As per US laws, the post marriage economic status will be taken into consideration for deciding about the maintenance issue.

You gather the information about her strong economic background and can fight to deny her claim by refuting her charges.

Thus it is to be seen only when she applies for maintenance and in which country etc.

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
84934 Answers
2197 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

1. As per Indian law, you won't have to pay any amount towards alimony/ maintenance to her since her monthly gross earning is more than 1/3rd of your net monthly earning.

2. So, relax.

Krishna Kishore Ganguly
Advocate, Kolkata
27219 Answers
726 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

Alimony does not depend on the grounds as told by you here.

The same will depend on her claim as to how she has been subjected to cruelty, what were the expense on marriage etc.

Try and get the matter resolved mutually.

Maintenance depends on your income and not alimony.

Regards

Anilesh Tewari
Advocate, New Delhi
18078 Answers
377 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

Wife would not get substantial amounts as maintenance as there is not much difference in your income

2) assets standing in name of patents are not considered in determining maintenance

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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7539 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

Hii

Greetings of the day.

Dont agree to give any alimony.

Just filed divorce petition and let her for alimony in the court against and then ask your lawyer to file reply and drag the matter as you can and prove to court that she wealthy enough and earning enough and she left by her wish...so we cannot tell how much will or will not the alimony will be ... But depends on your lawyer who fight your case and what prove it in court all depends upon courts discretion....

Rita Rajput
Advocate, Thane
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Infact ask your lawyer to divert the matter you file for alimony as your life got spoiled and you are mentally harrassed...

Rita Rajput
Advocate, Thane
189 Answers
2 Consultations

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I cannot speak about what would happen under US law and in US courts, but under Indian law a wife has the right to seek maintenance if she is not self sufficient. So if she seeks maintenance in India then the onus will be on you to prove her self sufficiency to repel her claim.

Ashish Davessar
Advocate, Jaipur
30763 Answers
972 Consultations

5.0 on 5.0

Hi,

You need to have courage, prepare you mind and save yourself from misery of day to day life. She may not get any alimony, maintenance because of her own earnings and you may have a peaceful life thereafter.

Ganesh Singh
Advocate, New Delhi
6757 Answers
16 Consultations

4.5 on 5.0

yes you will pay maintenance for the difference amount of your and her salary.

alimony is one shot payment and is completely the discretion of the court how much to grant .

Amrita Veer
Advocate, Greater Mumbai
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