Child Custody Archives

Wife took away child – father’s legal rights in India

Wife Took Away My Child — What Are My Legal Rights as a Father in India?

wintage_litigation August 12, 2026 0

By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: August 2026 This is one of the most distressing calls a father can make to a lawyer — his wife has left, taken their child, and he can’t get a straight answer about when, or whether, he’ll see them again. The instinct is almost […]

Supreme Court rules a wife's career alone is not cruelty in divorce cases under the Hindu Marriage Act.

Can Your Wife’s Career Be Called “Cruelty” in a Divorce?

wintage_litigation August 4, 2026 0

By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: August 2026 A version of this question comes up in almost every consultation where a husband is building a cruelty or desertion case: “She put her career first — doesn’t that count against her?” In May 2026, the Supreme Court answered this more directly […]

Legal banner explaining that withdrawing mutual divorce consent does not automatically cancel a signed settlement agreement after the Supreme Court's 2026 ruling.

You Withdrew Mutual Divorce Consent — Can Your Spouse Still Enforce the Settlement?

wintage_litigation July 29, 2026 0

By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: July 2026 Here’s a scenario I see more often than you’d expect: a couple spends months negotiating a mutual divorce — alimony figures, who keeps the flat, custody schedule, all of it. They sign a detailed settlement agreement. They file the First Motion together. […]

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.

wintage_litigation July 14, 2026 0

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 […]

There Are POCSO Allegations Against My Spouse. What Happens to Our Child’s Custody? The Supreme Court’s June 2026 Answer.

wintage_litigation June 22, 2026 0

By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: June 2026 It is one of the most painful intersections in all of family law. A marriage has broken down. A custody dispute is under way. And layered on top of it — allegations that the child was sexually abused by one of the […]