This document provides information about divorce laws and procedures for mutual consent divorce in India. It discusses the divorce laws for Hindus under the Hindu Marriage Act of 1955, Christians under the Indian Divorce Act of 1869, Muslims under the Muslim Act of 1986, and Parsis under the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act of 1936. It then outlines the step-by-step procedure for mutual consent divorce, including requesting assistance, being assigned a lawyer, providing documents and details, document verification, drafting legal notices and petitions, dispatching notices, and submitting signed drafts. Finally, it lists the documents required to file for mutual consent divorce, such as address proofs, marriage certificates, photos, separation proofs, reconciliation attempt proofs

1. MUTUAL DIVORCE

2. Laws of divorce for different religion
in India
• Hindus: Under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act,
1955, the parties can seek divorce by mutual consent

3. • Christians: Indian Divorce Act-1869

4. • Muslims: The Muslim Act,1986

5. • Parsis: The Parsi Marriage & Divorce Act-1936

6. Divorce by Mutual Consent in India- Step by Step Procedure
• REQUEST
Once you send in a request, our representative will get in touch with you to understand your
requirements.
• LAWYER ASSIGNMENT
As per your requirements, we will connect you to an expert lawyer.
• DOCUMENTS AND QUESTIONNAIRE
A checklist of documents and a questionnaire will be provided to record your details.
• DOCUMENT VERIFICATION
You will be required to send clear scanned copies of documents pertaining to the marriage for
verification by a lawyer.
• DRAFTING LEGAL NOTICE
Within 3 to 4 working days the lawyer will prepare the draft and share it for your review and
approval.
• PETITION DRAFTING
The petition will be drafted and shared with you for review and approval within 7 days of receiving
the documents.
• LEGAL NOTICE DISPATCHED
Once you approve the draft, the lawyer will send the legal notice on his letterhead.
• SIGNED DRAFT
You are required to print the draft on legal size paper, sign and send it to us via courier/ post.

7. List of documents required to file for
mutual consent divorce
• Address proof of you and your partner (photocopy of
any of the following documents will suffice: passport,
voter id card, Aadhar card, driving license)

8. • Marriage certificate

9. • Photographs of the marriage ceremony

10. • Proof that both partners have been living
separately since a period of one year (for e.g. -
delivery receipts of products, utility bills – gas,
water, electricity, etc.)

11. • Proof that all attempts to reconcile have
failed. (for e.g. – invoice/ bill of a marriage
counseling session, the copy of
correspondences – email, letter, etc.)

12. • Income tax statements of both partners for
the last 3 years.

13. • Proof of date of birth (photocopy of any of the
following documents will suffice: passport,
voter id card, Aadhar card, driving license,
class 10 passing certificate)

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