1) no marriage was solemnised with your live in partner
2) you were not his legally wedded wife
3) there is not question of obtaining divorce
4) you dont need divorce certifcate
5)you should get single status certifcate
Do I need to get a divorce
I was in a live in relationship with very limited time intermittently together with a man. But i got a child from him. I haven't seen him for more than 4 years now & i don't know where he is. I am in a real love relationship with an Indian born foreign citizen since Two & half years. Will i able to get a "Single Status Certificate ". Or do i need to get a divorce certificate to for a marriage. In my past live in relationship time i applied for a passport and he did force me to get his name(my ex boyfriend) in spouse column. But later in my new passport its been removed with an affidavit(annexure form). I hope you will kindly give me an answer. Thank you. BJ
Asked 8 years ago in Family Law
Religion: Hindu
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1. Live in relationship is not marriage and hence divorce is not required.
2.Since the child is illegitimate you can remain his single mother though no certificate would be issued.
3.if you marry your present boyfriend then he can adopt him and give his name to be his father.
Dear Concerned,
No - as the marriage never happened - you need not to take Divorce , also as the only document to show the relationship with this man was the Passport which has been update. You may not need to get Divorce decree.
Additionally it may be difficult for you to get a Divorce Decree as you will not be able to show the marriage ever happened. In case you still need to have this document for some purposes. You may ki dly feel free to contact us through Skype of phone for a free Discussion on the same .
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1. You were not married to your said live in partner either by following religious customs and traditions or by any sort of registration.
2. So, you are not required to take any decree of marriage which can be taken only if there is an occurrence of marriage.
3. Your status is still Single in the eyes of law since you have not yet been married to any one.
4. You should get single status certificate as on date.
Since you were not legally married with your live in partner and his name does not exist in place of your spouse's name in your passport you do not require a decree of divorce under the Indian law. However, in so far as the legal position in UK is concerned you must consult a UK based lawyer.
since you have not married your boy friend the marital status shall be 'single'.
There is no question of divorce or any reason to procure divorce certificate.
The child will alter your marital status.
Hi everyone, It is a continuation of my above question. I was not married legally or traditionally, but I had given his name as spouse on my old passport by mistakenly as he promised me to take abroad. But i had remove his name in my new passport with the help of Annexure 'K'. Will I able to get a divorce on the basis of old passport, besides that no evidence. Whether the old affidavit or old passport will be a hurdle for me to get married . Is any way to cancel my old affidavit which made by the time of old passport application. Even though in my new passport no spouse name , but in the old passport it was and does that stay in the file. Do I need a divorce if not then can I apply for single status certificate.please do the needful.Awaiting for your reply. Thank you in advance. BJ
Asked 7 years ago
1)you are single and not married
2) since no marriage has taken place there is no question of obtaining divorce on basis of entries in some old passport
3)you cannot cancel old affidavit made by you
4) you dont need single status certificate
If his name has been deleted from the passport after submitting an affidavit in this regard, you may not worry about it anymore.
Since there was no marriage at all between you both, you cannot seek divorce for the marriage that was not solemnised between you both.
Just because is name was entered in the passport, it will not be a proof of your marriage.
You are not married to anyone hence you marital status is 'single', if you want to apply for a certificate to this effect you can but from which authority?
1. For applying for a decree of divorce, you are required to submit evidence of your marriage which you do not possess.
2. Your mentioning him as husband in the passport application form and then removing his name as husband against an affidavit submitted before the passport authority does not confirm that you two were married to make you eligible to seek divorce.
3. If there is no marriage, there cannot be any decree of divorce.
4. You are still a single as per law and is eligible to apply for a single status certificate.