- Before submitting a joint petition, parties must reside apart for a year or more in accordance with the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.
- Following petition filing, there will be a six-month cooling-off period during which the court will not review the case.
- To start the divorce process, the parties must then file a joint motion.
- The Supreme Court ruled in the historic case of Amardeep Singh v. Harveen Kaur that waiting for the six-month cooling-off period stipulated by Section 13B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act is not required.
Divorce: Meaning and Theories of Divorce (Family Law)
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