Dear Sir,
I am a Gulf NRI; got married to a girl in hometown (Kerala) in 8-6-2011.I went back after my annual leave. She did not get along with my mother and always wanted to go and stay with her parents. In Sep 2012 she got a job in a private firm and stopped staying in my house citing travelling difficulties.
She refused to move back in with me (citing differences with my mother) when I came back for leave (1 month) on June 2013.After much debate and discussions she agreed to continue the relationship if she is allowed to stay with her parents.
In Oct 2013 she got a govt bank job. Now when I came back on leave she has filed a court petition for divorce under 13(1)(ia) In the case she has cited untrue arguments like dowry harassment from my mother and non-fulfillment of marital commitments against me as husband.
It is true that we got to live together for limited time in the past 3 years. But I have been sincere to her with daily phone calls and text mgs.
Her current behavior is unacceptable to us and we would like to go through with the divorce.
Her Lawyer has laughed off the idea of mutual consented divorce.
The court has set the first hearing date of 14 July 2014 but i would not be able to attend as my leave finishes on 30th June 2014.
My Mother is 75 years old and is a heart patient; she is not in position to run the case in my absence.
Also I had lent her family a lot of money as help. We had spent a lot of money on her for education i.e. (coaching classes for Bank Entrance Exam).I would want to recover these and the ornaments I had given her for the marriage ceremony -wedlock etc.
Would be much obliged if you could provide any guidance in these matters.
