Family Lawyer
Black & White Law Media has rich experience in dealing with Family Law cases and issues. Due to the in-depth knowledge, the study of the case and personified approach to each case, the Black & White team is successful in putting all the important points before the Honourable Court for examination and pleading. This tailor-made and very detailed approach always helps in getting justice and favourable decisions in the court case. Family law is one of the most complicated categories in the legal sphere, with several elements to be considered and potential outcomes that could be unpredictable. We have a team of family law experts who provide personalized solutions for each case, using thorough knowledge and extensive experience.
We support you when you need it most
By virtue of being social beings, relationships matter to us the most. Relationship breakups and legal conflicts of family matters are typically stressful because they entail strong emotions. Our family law attorneys handle situations with professional empathy and compassion. We talk to you and your family and then lay out a clear plan of action to get you unparalleled legal insight and the greatest results possible.
Why you should choose Black & White Law Media
- We provide the one-stop solution: Counsels at Black & White law media work in a hand-holding manner with clients and the entire team provide a smooth, tailored, and most suitable solution to every individual legal query. We cover all aspects of family law like divorce, child custody, maintenance petitions, and so on.
- Video conferencing: Our legal professionals assist, counsel, and support you through the entire process via video conferencing, from filing cases, and case proceedings progress to achieving the desired result. Hence, the limitations of space, time, and location are quickly overcome.
- Out-of-the-court resolution: We believe in a collaborative and constructive approach. Therefore, one of our main areas of focus is the out-of-court resolution of legal issues using collaborative family law, arbitration, and mediation techniques.
- Help you reduce time and cost: We provide you with services like Online sharing of legal documentation, analysis, discussion, and video conferencing support to help you avoid lengthy, expensive, and time-consuming travel.
- Female lawyer Assistance: Women clients frequently choose female attorneys over male ones because they feel more comfortable disclosing personal or intimate information about their relationships with female lawyers. Black & White Law Media provides Female Lawyers on the request.
Black & White Law Media expertise in Family Law:
Our Family Lawyers having many years of experience in family law cases, provide services in the following areas
- Divorce and separation
- Annulment of marriage
- Restoration of conjugal rights
- Judicial Separation
- Foreign divorce
- NRI divorce
- Child custody
- Maintenance petition
- Domestic violence
- Adoption
- Dowry cases
- Unmarried couples rights
Mutual Consent Divorce
Getting a divorce is hard. Getting a mutual consent divorce is easy. Stop wasting time on litigation. Black & White Law Media will help you and your spouse agree on everything related to your divorce, protecting you from costly court battles. Talk to our divorce lawyer through video calls. We'll guide you to get the divorce done fast and without fuss so that you can move on with your life.
Divorce in India, is governed by different laws for different religions in India: Hindu marriage act, 1955- for Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Indian Divorce Act, 1869 for Christians. Muslim personal law, Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act 1939, and Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 for Muslims. Special Marriage Act, 1954 for inter-religion marriages and The Parsi Marriage & Divorce Act-1936
Laws: Section 13B of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Section 10A of the Indian Divorce Act, Section 28 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954,
Conditions for divorce are met when both spouses agree that they have reached an impasse and cannot find a way to reconcile. For these "mutual consent" divorces, a separation of at least one year is required, as well as an agreement that there's no hope of reconciliation. The process typically takes 6-12 months, and divorce proceedings are considered uncontested in most cases.
Conditions for divorce are tough. What are the grounds? What's the process? How do we divide assets? It can be a daunting task, but you don't have to go through it alone.
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Contested Divorce
A contested divorce is a legal separation that does not get an agreement between the spouses. Divorce is a difficult life event for all involved. Fortunately, the law is on your side. Our lawyers have been practicing family law for many years and know what it takes to get you through this difficult time. At Black & White Law Media, we are here to help you navigate the process of divorce so you know what to expect every step of the way. We offer advice, documentation, proper representation in court, pleading and much more.
Grounds for divorce are based on the statutory provisions in the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 and include Cruelty, Desertion, Adultery, Insanity, Conversion, Venereal Disease, and the presumption of death.
Dowry Harassment
If you are a person who has been dealt with in-laws, then you will know the pain they can bring to your life. Often, they make demands and harass you to extract dowry which is illegal and immoral. Black & White Law Media helps you get legal advice on how to deal with harassment. Now it's time for them to stop!
Dowry harassment is a practice that is common in many parts of the world. It consists of legal, social, and economic abuse inflicted on a woman by her family, parents-in-law, husband, or his relatives when they demand more money or property than was originally agreed upon as part of the bride price at the time of marriage.
Life is beautiful. Why do you need to put up with dowry harassment? It’s time to make the DOWRY a thing of the past. Dowry harassment cases are rampant in India, but there is little awareness about it. It is time to take a stand. Here at Black & White Law Media, we provide the best legal advisory and representation to your dowry harassment cases.
Data: According to the National Crime Records Bureau of India, dowry-related deaths account for approximately 7000 deaths per year. 19 women every day.
Law on dowry harassment:
- Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961
- IPC- 498A – Cruelty by husband and relative of husband – harassment to drive a woman to commit suicide, cause grave injury, to coerce her to meet unlawful demand.
- 304B- Dowry death
Domestic violence
Women form the largest group of victims of domestic violence since time immemorial and violence against women continue even in the 21st century. Women from every social background irrespective of their age, religion, caste, or class fall victim to domestic violence. However domestic violence is not just limited to women; men, children, and elderly people can also be victims of it. Domestic violence occurs at all levels of society and in all population groups. In India, 30% of women have experienced domestic violence at least once from the age of 15, and around 4 percent of pregnant women have even experienced spousal violence during pregnancy.
Law: Protection of Women against Domestic Violence Act, 2005 – prohibits Physical, Sexual, Emotional, Economical, and technological abuse against women.
In India domestic violence is governed by the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, and it is defined under Section 3, which states that any act, commission, omission, or conduct of a person harms or injures, or endangers the health or safety of an individual whether mentally or physically it amounts to domestic violence. It further includes any harm; harassment or injury caused to an individual or any person related to that individual to meet any unlawful demand would also amount to domestic violence.
Restitution of Conjugal Rights
Conjugal rights imply the right to reside together or perform marital obligations.
Law: Section 9 of Hindu Marriage Act- if either the husband or the wife withdraws from the other's society without any reasonable justification or lawful ground. The aggrieved party may petition the court for restitution of conjugal rights.
Annulment of marriage
Nullity of marriage: Legal declaration by the court that valid marriage never existed.
Grounds for declaring marriage null and void
- Done without valid consent
- Already married at the time of marriage.
- Insanity
- Impotency
- Parties are under-aged etc.