Divorce, child support & property division

Divorce, child support and property division in India

Updated 4 November 2026

A mutual consent divorce in India is commonly quoted at ₹10,000 to ₹50,000, including lawyer fees, and a simple case can cost about ₹10,000 to ₹25,000. Cases with children, property or alimony negotiations cost more, and prices are quoted per job. For current quotes in your city, post a request on BlaBlaPrice and compare offers in the chat.

The price depends mainly on:

• whether the divorce is agreed or contested
• whether there are children, and who looks after them
• how much property is involved and whether it is divided by agreement
• where the other party lives
• the case stage, and whether you attend hearings in person

The rules that shape a divorce

Divorce rules depend on the couple's religion. For Parsis, maintenance for children is set under the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936. For a mutual consent divorce, one settlement guide points to Section 13B, which needs both spouses to agree and to settle maintenance, custody and property before the court approves it. The court can also make orders on custody in the child's best interest.

Child support and custody in practice

What is called child support here is legally maintenance. There is no fixed formula: courts set it on the child's needs and each parent's means. Custody must be asked for as part of the divorce or separation proceedings, and it can be raised at any point during them.

Season and timing

The climate is tropical, with a wet and a dry season rather than winter and summer, so plan the timeline around court dates rather than the weather. Agreeing the terms early keeps a case in the simpler group, since cases with children, property or alimony talks cost more.

What to put in your request

Say whether the divorce is agreed or contested, whether there are children and their ages, what property is involved and where the other party lives. Add the case stage, whether you can attend hearings in person, your city among Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad or Chennai, and a budget in rupees.

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