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title: "Family disputes disputes in Chennai · Vakyl Rahman"
description: "Maintenance · Judicial separation · Mutual divorce · Child custody · Child visitation · Contested divorce — Marriage, separation, support and children. These matters are decided in the Family Court, and they turn as much on documents — income, expenses, what was agreed — as on what is said in the he"
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# Family disputes disputes in Chennai

Separation, support and arrangements for children. Follow the flow below to find the situation closest to yours.

Marriage, separation, support and children. These matters are decided in the Family Court, and they turn as much on documents — income, expenses, what was agreed — as on what is said in the hearing.

## The matters handled

Maintenance

For a spouse, for children who are minors, and for parents and senior citizens entitled to be supported.

Judicial separation

Where the marriage is not to be dissolved but the parties are to live separately, with rights and obligations settled.

Mutual divorce

Where both spouses agree. Two motions, and the terms settled before filing rather than after.

Child custody

Who the child lives with, decided on what is in the child’s interest rather than on either parent’s claim.

Child visitation

Access for the parent the child does not live with — including enforcing an order that is not being honoured.

Contested divorce

Divorce on a ground under the Hindu Marriage Act where the other spouse does not agree.

Acting for either side

This practice appears for either side — the spouse applying and the spouse responding, the parent seeking custody and the parent resisting it. A maintenance claim and a defence to one are the same exercise seen from opposite ends: proving what is genuinely earned, needed and owed.

## How long it takes

A mutual divorce is measured in months and turns on the six-month interval, which can sometimes be waived. A contested matter takes considerably longer. Interim maintenance can be ordered while a case runs.

Find your situation

What is the matter about? [If… support is not being paid Maintenance](https://vakyl.in/practice/maintenance/) [If… both sides agree to separate Mutual divorce](https://vakyl.in/practice/mutual-divorce/) [If… you want to live apart without dissolving the marriage Judicial separation](https://vakyl.in/practice/judicial-separation/) [If… the question is who the child lives with Child custody](https://vakyl.in/practice/child-custody/) [If… access to a child is being denied Visitation](https://vakyl.in/practice/child-custody/) [If… one side is contesting the divorce Contested divorce](https://vakyl.in/practice/contested-divorce/)

Not sure which fits? A consultation sorts it out in one sitting.

All situations in detail

[**You want to live apart without dissolving the marriage** Judicial separation](https://vakyl.in/practice/judicial-separation/)[**Custody of, or access to, a child is in dispute** Custody & visitation](https://vakyl.in/practice/child-custody/)[**Support is not being paid** Maintenance proceedings](https://vakyl.in/practice/maintenance/)[**One side is contesting the divorce** Contested divorce](https://vakyl.in/practice/contested-divorce/)[**Both sides agree to separate** Mutual divorce](https://vakyl.in/practice/mutual-divorce/)

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