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Recovering Your Reputation After False Matrimonial Cases

Recovering Your Reputation After False Matrimonial Cases By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: July 2026 Winning a case is not the same as getting your life back. That distinction rarely comes up in legal advice, but it’s the single most important thing I tell clients who walk into my office […]
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UCC and Live-In Relationships: Complete Legal Guide 2026

By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: July 2026 Two years ago, a live-in relationship in India was, legally speaking, a private matter. Courts recognised it, gave it some protection under the Domestic Violence Act, and largely left it alone otherwise. That has changed faster than most people realise. Uttarakhand became […]
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Child Custody Psychological Test Rules 2026 | Delhi Guide

By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: July 2026 If you’re in the middle of a custody dispute in Delhi, there’s a good chance the other side — or their lawyer — has already raised the idea of sending your child for a “psychological evaluation.” It sounds neutral, even scientific, almost […]
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How Long Does Mutual Divorce Take in India? Real Timeline (2026)

By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: July 2026 When both of you have decided — really decided — the last thing you want is to wait eighteen months for a piece of paper to say so officially. This is the most common frustration I hear from clients who come in […]
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Can You Claim Maintenance Without Filing for Divorce?

By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: July 2026 This is the question I receive most often from women who are not yet at the divorce stage — or who are not sure they want to be. The marriage is broken in every practical sense. She has left the matrimonial home, […]
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Supreme Court 2026 ruling explaining whether home loan EMIs can reduce maintenance in matrimonial cases

I Have EMIs. My Take-Home Is Low. I Can’t Pay Maintenance.

The Supreme Court’s April 2026 Answer to the Most Common Argument in Every Maintenance Hearing. By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: July 2026 I have heard this argument more times than I can count.   A husband sits across from the maintenance court judge. His salary certificate shows a gross […]
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Delhi High Court overnight child custody judgment 2026 explaining father's visitation and custody rights

A Father Was Given Overnight Custody. The Delhi HC Took It Back. Here’s What That Tells You About How Courts Really Approach This.

By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: July 2026 He had waited years for meaningful access to his child. When the Family Court finally passed the order, it felt like a breakthrough — overnight custody on specified dates. Real time. Not just a Sunday afternoon, not a supervised visit in a […]
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Supreme Court June 2026 ruling on marriage on paper and divorce in India

Marriage on Paper”: What the Supreme Court’s June 2026 Ruling Means If You’re Stuck in a Dead Marriage

By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: July 2026 If you’ve been separated from your spouse for years — filing appeal after appeal, attending hearing after hearing, watching your case get adjourned again and again — you already know what a “marriage on paper” feels like. It isn’t a marriage. It’s […]
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