Documents required for divorce and maintenance case

 In India, many cases are pending in court due to a lack of evidence. In India, the divorce process takes at least 6 months for a legal procedure. It is a lengthy procedure that contains many documents verification, ensuring compliance with procedures laid down for obtaining the decree of divorce. In the case of the absence of evidence and documents, the process will be even more monotonous and stretched far. The list of the documents depends on the ground of the divorce that was invoked. There might be different aspects of the divorce. Sometimes it is taken by mutual settlement but sometimes it is forcefully too. 

What is maintenance?

Earlier the woman is not so much educated and they depend on their husband financially. After the divorce they should not faces the financial problem for that they had provided the maintenance amount. With the help of that amount, she can easily spend her life. Maintenance simply means the amount which the husband needs to pay his wife after divorce for her sustenance and well-being. It is not just a legal right but a basic human right. The court fixed the amount of maintenance according to the monthly income of the husband, the income of the wife, financial status, among other things. In India, there are many rights a woman has if she is legally married to a person as the right to the residence at the house of her husband to have an equal share in the property. Maintenance law is different for all religions.

Documents required for the maintenance course:

Divorce is a legal procedure, having relevant evidence makes your case strong and chances of getting the result in your favor. Before filing a maintenance case there should be some document must have without that the divorce may be denied


  • Wedding Photographs
  • Wedding Certificate
  • Details of professions and current earning of wife and husband
  • Information about family background
  • Address proof of husband and wife
  • Income tax statements
  • Details of properties and assets of the parties
  • Evidence proving failed attempts at reconciliation
  • Evidence to prove that husband and wife have been living separately
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These are the evidence required during the divorce procedure. Depending upon the circumstances and situation the court can ask for the documents for a legal procedure. It helps the court to make the right decision whether it is in favor of husband or wife.

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