Family & Succession
Overview
Family disputes call for careful listening as well as legal analysis. We make room to understand the relationships, the immediate concerns and what needs to be decided.
Mohit’s practice includes family and succession matters. Anisha’s experience includes matrimonial litigation, family mediation and settlement documentation, alongside panel work with Family Courts (South West) and pre-litigation mediation bodies. We discuss possible next steps in language that everyone involved can follow.
Our Work
How we can assist
Mohit’s practice includes family and succession matters. Anisha’s experience includes matrimonial litigation, family mediation and settlement documentation, alongside panel work with Family Courts (South West) and pre-litigation mediation bodies. We discuss possible next steps in language that everyone involved can follow.
- Family and matrimonial disputes
- Succession-related advice and representation
- Family and property mediation
- Review of existing pleadings and orders
- Settlement discussions and documentation
05 ways we can assist in this area of practice.
Before You Call
For a useful first discussion
A short chronology, relevant family or property documents, previous correspondence and any existing court orders. The first conversation can establish what else is needed.
Hearings and deadlines
Tell the office about any hearing, notice or response date when you make your enquiry. Advice on the appropriate next step follows a review of your matter.
Related partner experience
Anisha Gupta, Co-founder · Advocate & Mediator.
Contacts
Co-founder · Advocate
Mohit Gupta
Co-founder · Advocate & Mediator
Anisha GuptaHow We WorkA considered start makes a difference.
- STEP 01
Understand
We begin with your account of what happened and review the key documents.
- STEP 02
Assess
We identify the issues, the stage of the matter and the work that may be required.
- STEP 03
Agree the next step
We discuss the scope, professional fees and next steps before taking on an engagement.
FAQs
General information only. Advice on your matter follows a review of its facts and documents.
Yes. You can seek advice on your situation before deciding on a course of action. An initial review helps identify the questions and documents that matter.
Yes. Anisha’s mediation experience includes family and matrimonial matters. We can discuss whether mediation is appropriate and what preparation would be needed.
Under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, the couple must have lived separately for at least a year before filing, and there is a six-month gap between the first and second motions. The court can waive that gap where everything has been settled and there is no chance of reconciliation.
Not by law. Under the Indian Succession Act, 1925, probate is compulsory only for certain wills connected with the former presidency towns of Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai. In practice, banks or housing societies sometimes ask for it, and probate helps if a will may be challenged.
It is a certificate from the district court that allows a legal heir to collect a deceased person's debts and securities, such as bank deposits and shares.
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