I am married to a Christian boy for last three years under the Indian Christian Act. However, i have not converted my religion and i am still actively practice Hindu religion. Nonetheless, ever since marriage, my husband have never supported me financially and he provoked me to give up my career in Bombay and resettle in Pune. He would physically and mentally abuse me and would assasinate my moral self under constant self doubts. He also, would refrain from cosumating marital relations which would leave me in a very depressed position. We do not have a child from this relation as we have hardly consumated our marriage. Also, his parents and his brother and sister would influence him to torture me and he would always subject me to financial and emotional insecurities. Because of this i have tried to meet the living ends by taking personal loan and withdrawing cash from credit card and hence balancing the expenses. Lately he has started getting involved with his subordinate and when i confronted him he would start a fight and would blame me of promiscuity when he was the one who was commiting adultery. Because of this, i have decided to seek legal intervention and end this relation as i have no grounds on which i could consider living this marriage with him. My first question: Is my marriage valid as i have not registered under Special Marriage Act. We have signed on a register at our residence and thus our marriage was solemnised.
Second Question: If this marriage is at all justified, how do i get him to agree for mutual consented divorce as he wont let me be at peace easily and would continue subjecting me to mental trauma. I dont want to follow wrong advice from lawyers who would want me to display public fiasco as it is not my genre. I was lately advice that i should plainly file for Legal Separation and then wait for his reply. I am seriously stuck and lost as i feel every body has started displaying their legal armour when they themselves are clueless.
Please help. Also, i dont have any support financially and with the salary i am drawing i can barely meet my day to day expense. Hence, i cant consult a good lawyer as they charge heavy fees.
Regards
AJR
