My Sister, a Hindu Brahmin is married to a christian in 1997. the marriage was not registered as she was a MINOR then. Moreover, she got married as she was carrying a child then. After 17 years of troubled life with frequnt physical, verbal attacks, she has finally decided to divorce him.
She is residing at her parents home. Since the time she left her husband, he has been constantly threatening to kill her, throw acid, etc. he even forced into the home and abused the entire family in front of public eyes.
When checked with a lawyer, she is being advised that she needs to go and file in a special court (chengalpet, Tamilnadu) as the marriage doesn't fall under Hindu Marriage act or christian Marriage act.
I get a sense of feeling that the lawyer is taking her for a ride. Need following clarification:
1) Given she was a minor at the time of marriage and it was never legally registered, what marriage act will this fall under?
2) Is there any special court that handle such cases or can it be filed in Chennai court that falls within the jurisdiction?
3) Any good and reliable LADY Lawyer that you can recommend in this regard?
4) Have registered a complaint in NCW. Anything else to be done?
Appreciate if someone could help me in this regard.
