A young man, 22 years old, and a woman, 19, fell in love and got married four years ago. They hadn’t formally registered their marriage, but lived together for six months. The woman became pregnant but sadly had an abortion after four or five months. They haven’t lived together for the past four years. The man now wants a divorce. Will he be granted one?

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Law Forum › Category: Divorce › A young man, 22 years old, and a woman, 19, fell in love and got married four years ago. They hadn’t formally registered their marriage, but lived together for six months. The woman became pregnant but sadly had an abortion after four or five months. They haven’t lived together for the past four years. The man now wants a divorce. Will he be granted one?
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Apni Law Staff asked 3 years ago

A young man, 22 years old, and a woman, 19, fell in love and got married four years ago. They hadn’t formally registered their marriage, but lived together for six months. The woman became pregnant but sadly had an abortion after four or five months. They haven’t lived together for the past four years. The man now wants a divorce. Will he be granted one?

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Apni Law Staff answered 3 years ago

Under Indian law, a marriage must be registered to be legally recognized. Since they did not register their marriage, it is not considered valid in the eyes of the law. Therefore, the man cannot legally seek a divorce as there was no legally recognized marriage to begin with.

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