by Advocate Preeti JD | Jul 5, 2026 | News & Blogs, NRI Divorce
If you are an NRI or OCI and you have already been divorced abroad, you may be carrying a quiet worry: Does that foreign divorce actually end your marriage in India? It is one of the most common questions our clients ask, often phrased exactly the way people search...
by Advocate Preeti JD | Jun 4, 2026 | News & Blogs, NRI Divorce
Key Takeaways When NRI parents divorce, NRI child custody is decided based on the welfare of the child, not the nationality or residency of either parent. This principle overrides everything else in Indian courts. Indian courts have jurisdiction over custody if the...
by Advocate Preeti JD | Jun 2, 2026 | News & Blogs, NRI Divorce
Key Takeaways Indian courts have full jurisdiction to award alimony against an NRI husband, even if he lives and earns entirely abroad. There is no fixed formula, but the Supreme Court’s 25% benchmark is widely used as a starting point: roughly one-fourth of the...
by Advocate Preeti JD | Jun 1, 2026 | News & Blogs, NRI Divorce
Key Takeaways NRIs can complete a mutual consent divorce in India without travelling even once, using a combination of Power of Attorney and video conferencing. The law governing mutual consent divorce is Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act 1955, which requires at...
by Advocate Preeti JD | May 26, 2026 | News & Blogs, NRI Divorce
Key Takeaways NRI marital desertion is one of the fastest-growing matrimonial problems in India, with over 1,617 complaints filed with the Ministry of External Affairs in the last five years alone. Abandonment by an NRI husband is legally recognised as cruelty under...
