Getting a Divorce

Divorce can often be one of the most traumatic experiences that a person can go through in his or her lifetime. The end of a marital relationship that was expected to last a lifetime, a divorce also brings about the disintegration of an entire family and has long term effects on children.

At one time India used to have one of the lowest divorce rates in the world. Being a society largely based on a traditional value system, couples were both legally and socially dissuaded from seeking a divorce. However socio-economic changes complemented by legal reforms in the last half a century have enabled partners, especially women, to opt out of unequal and abusive marriages.