Divorce decree certificate
San
(Querist) 13 July 2013
This query is : Resolved
Hi,
My contested divorce was rejected by Family Court in Pune. Further I appealed in High Court of Mumbai. Mumbai court assigned a mediator in the case and we went for mutual divorce. Now that the divorce was done I got a certified copy of my consent terms, mediator report and a 2 pager statement from Mumbai high court that parties have decided to abide by the consent terms and the case has been closed. But I did not get anything called as Divorce Decree and my lawyer mentioned you wont get this as the case was mutualy converted in HIgh Court. I wanted to know if this is normal procedure. There are lot of places where divorce decree is required like removing spouse name from passport etc. Will they accept my other documents as a proof of divorce? What is the process to get a copy of divorce decree in this case if its must. Appreciate some insight on the same.
Regards.
Devajyoti Barman
(Expert) 13 July 2013
Yes, it is very much valid order.
Decree is granted by trial court only. Since here high court has granted you the divorce, decree is not there.
R.K Nanda
(Expert) 13 July 2013
agree with expert Barman.
Raj Kumar Makkad
(Expert) 13 July 2013
The judgment passed by high court is having more legal recognition than of the lower court so don't worry and use that judgment wherever you require.
San
(Querist) 18 July 2013
Thanks for all your responses. It really helpful.
