by Advocate Preeti JD | Jul 31, 2026 | NRI Divorce
Very few NRIs plan to break the law. Yet every year, professionals working abroad in the USA, UK, Canada, Australia, and the Gulf quietly walk into a bigamy case, often years after what they believed was a clean foreign divorce. The mistake is almost always the same:...
by Advocate Preeti JD | Jul 30, 2026 | NRI Divorce
Fifteen years ago, an NRI fighting a divorce in India had to plan flights around every hearing. Today, technology has quietly changed that. Video conferencing is common, e-filing is normal in most High Courts and family courts, and in June 2026, the Supreme Court...
by Advocate Preeti JD | Jul 29, 2026 | NRI Divorce
Many NRIs believe that once their lawyer in India sends a divorce notice, the case has effectively begun and the marriage is on its way to ending. This is one of the most expensive misunderstandings in NRI family law. A notice is not a summons, and a summons that is...
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...
