Hi, Its been one and half year since we separated (not legally). I am about to send divorce notice to my wife under the ground of cruelty and domestic violence. Could you please clarify on the following Sreedhan questions ? 1. When should I return the things? 2. What are all considered as Sreedhan? 3. How do I document the list of items legally (I need to have record/document which is accepted in court)
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You shouldn't return the streedhan unless both the parties are present and everything is inventoried and accounted for.
Streedhan consists of everything a girl brings to her husband's house ie furniture electronic items jewellery etc.
Return it in the presence of family members and her lawyer.
Stridhan is a gift that is voluntarily given to the women before , during or after marriage and it is not the result of demand, undue influence or coercion.
2) prepare list of items get it signed by 2 witnesses and your wife that she has received them
1. Send her a notice stating the articles/ornaments to return the streedhan.
2. Whatever she revived at the time of marriage from both sides is her streedhan.
3. Documents are not essential to prorve her streedhan.
1. She will claim all her items held in your house, you can return them at that time, till such time, you can dump all those items in a separate place fully secured so that none of her streedhan articles are missing at the time of her claim.
2. Whatever items bought by her at the time of marriage which includes her gold jewels and silver articles.
3. You can make a list of all her items held in your house, prepare them in two copies to enable you to retain an acknowledged copy with you in case of her claim at a later stage.
1. You should return her Streedhan whenever she asks or when you file the divorce Suit. You shall have to write to her in this regard to ensure that she can not allege that you have refused to handover her Streedhan to her.
2. All her personal belongings including her jewelry are considered as her streedhan.
3. When she or her parents come to collect her streedhan, make an inventory and get them signed in presence of witnesses confirming that they have received her Streedhan.
1. Now that you have decided to return the sreedhan to your wife, it is better not to delay it. It is better to take her acknowledgement for the items returned.
2. Whatever articles and jewellery she brought from her parental home at the time of marriage will be sreedhan.
3. List all the items and obtain her receipt.
1. You should return when she demands.
2. All articles which a woman receives from her paternal or in-laws' side after or before marriage constitute her streedhan.
3. When you return the articles, insist on drawing up a memo of return and acknowledgment.
