My wife and I have been married for a year, a love-cum-arranged match. Lately, things have been strained. She struggles with managing the household and my family has concerns about her trustworthiness. I’m determined to work things out, but divorce is a possibility if nothing improves in the next year. My question: Could her parents file a false defamation case against us if I initiate divorce proceedings? What legal options might they have in this situation?

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Law Forum › Category: Divorce › My wife and I have been married for a year, a love-cum-arranged match. Lately, things have been strained. She struggles with managing the household and my family has concerns about her trustworthiness. I’m determined to work things out, but divorce is a possibility if nothing improves in the next year. My question: Could her parents file a false defamation case against us if I initiate divorce proceedings? What legal options might they have in this situation?
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Apni Law Staff asked 1 year ago

My wife and I have been married for a year, a love-cum-arranged match. Lately, things have been strained. She struggles with managing the household and my family has concerns about her trustworthiness. I’m determined to work things out, but divorce is a possibility if nothing improves in the next year. My question: Could her parents file a false defamation case against us if I initiate divorce proceedings? What legal options might they have in this situation?

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Apni Law Staff answered 1 year ago

Indian law does not permit filing false defamation cases. While your wife’s parents may be unhappy with the situation, they cannot legally file a defamation case based on your intent to divorce. Their only legal recourse would be to try to mediate or reconcile the marriage.

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