Mutual Consent Divorce Petition
Mutual Consent Divorce Petition. The First step is to File a Joint petition in the Family Court/District Court in the Correct Jurisdiction as per the file according to the already mentioned. The petition should contain that both are unable to live together and have mutually agreed to dissolve the marriage and that they have been living separately for a period of one year or more. The petition is to be duly signed by Both parties.
First Motion:
After the petition is filed and accepted by the Court a date for the First motion is given.
The respective lawyer will present the Mutual petition before the Hon’ble Judge.
After examining the documents, the petition will be presented in court. The Hon’ble Judge may upon being satisfied direct the court to record the statements of the parties, then the parties need to record their statements and submit them before the Hon’ble Judge. The Court will then grant the first motion.
Cooling-Off Period:
After the Completion of the First motion and there was no any objection and parties still on same decision, a Cooling period of six months is given before the Second motion will be filed.
This period is given to the couple to reconsider their decision. If they decide to live together the couple may appeal before the court to cancel the mutual Divorce petition, which the court will happily do. However, the couple still on their decision to dissolve their marriage, go for a second motion.
Second Motion:
After six months of the first motion or at the end of the reconciliation period/cooling off period If both parties still don’t agree to live together. They may file for a second motion between a time frame of six to eighteen months.
After completion of the second motion, the couple will be given a final decree and now they are not husband and wife.
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Documents Required to File a Mutual Consent Divorce: Mutual divorce process in Delhi
Proof of Address of Both parties- Aadhaar Card/Passport/Electricity Bill/Ration Card (either one of them)
Wedding Card
Marriage Photograph
Passport size Photographs
This is an exhaustive list and depends on the grounds of filing the divorce petition.
Mutual Consent Divorce Petition
