Divorce Lawyers in Mumbai

Divorce Law Firm in Mumbai 

RCIC as one of the best divorce lawyers in Mumbai, provide cost effective solutions to the client on the case to case basis. We haven an experience in handling complex divorce matters – contested or uncontested, mutual consent divorce matters, property related matrimonial issues, annulment issues, child custody issues. Our team helps the client in both filing or defending divorce petitions, domestic violence cases, maintenance issues, child custody cases. Our diverse team of experts also excel in mediation and counselling.

About Us 

Established in 1972 as “Chopra & Associates”, by Chopra family of lawyers, the law firm has a rich heritage and legacy.  Since then, serving for more than three and a half decades, the firm has grown exponentially and has been dealing in diverse practice areas. In 2016, the firm was renamed as “Ricky Chopra International Counsels”. Mr. Ricky Chopra, Advocate who is presently the senior most lawyer in the family legacy and also the Chairman of the firm has contributed in the firm’s international presence.

Ricky Chopra International Counsels is a leading law firm with its presence in India and abroad, operating out of offices in: New York, Mumbai, New Delhi, Chandigarh and Gurugram. It is one of the best divorce law firm in Mumbai with an exceptional experience and reputation in the legal arena. Mr. Ricky Chopra, is an award-winning lawyer with dynamic personality and has extremely impressive inter-personal skills. He is a known figure amongst the legal fraternity.

RCIC is one of the best Divorce Law Firm in Mumbai. It has dealt with cases pertaining to different personal laws like Special Marriage Act, 1954; Hindu Marriage Act, 1955; Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961; Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005; The Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956; Indian Succession Act, 1925; Hindu Succession Act, 1956; The Guardians and Wards Act, 1890; The Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 among others. It has a diverse team of lawyers who have great inert personal skills and specialise in mediation and counselling.

Our Practice AreasasBest Divorce Lawyers in Mumbai–

• Adoption of a Child
• Alimony
• Annulment of marriage
• Anticipatory Bail
• Child Custody and Guardianship
• Child Maintenance
• Contested Divorce
• Domestic Violence
• Dowry Issues
• Joint Family Property Disputes
• Judicial Separation
• Maintenance
• Matrimonial Home
• Mediation and Counselling
• Mutual Divorce
• Property issues
• Restitution of Conjugal Rights
• Section 498 A
• Succession issues
• NRI Divorce

Why We Are A Team of Some of The Best Divorce Lawyers in Mumbai?

RCIC deals in a spectrum of legal services and provide qualitative solutions to legal issues. We have an expertise in divorce matters and provide customised solutions to client’s issues. Our team understands that divorce matters are personal in nature and requires a relationship build upon trust, integrity and understanding. RCIC’s team of Divorce Lawyers aim at safeguarding the interest of the client at each and every step. From mediation and counselling to litigation, our team ensures client centric solutions at each stage.

Our Core Values and Strengths

• Vast presence- national and international, leading law firm in Mumbai, New Delhi, Gurugram, Chandigarh
• Rich legacy and experience
• Client-centric approach
• Cost-effective personalized solutions
• Maintenance of confidentiality
• Personalized solutions
• Handles counseling and mediation as well as litigation matters
• Well-versed with all personal Laws like the Indian Divorce Act, Hindu Marriage Act, among others.
• Dandles diverse range of divorce and matrimonial issues
• A hardworking and dedicated team

A Diverse Team of Some of The Best Divorce Lawyers in Mumbai  

A divorce can be quite taxing, not only for the couple but also for their families. It can have a huge impact on the children, families and work of the couple, We at RCIC try to make divorce less painful and hassle free. We understand that divorce matters are personal in nature and require confidentiality. Our team of lawyers is well trained to deal with complex matrimonial and divorce issues, child custody issues and NRI marriage issues. Our lawyers are good listeners and provide solutions which will help our clients in their future. We are experts in out of court settlements involving mediation conciliation, counselling and mutual consent divorce. We also excel in litigation dealing with child custody, domestic violence, dowry prohibition, maintenance and alimony, Muslim divorce among others. While case under domestic violence act is filed in the civil court, case under the Section 498A IPC is filed in the criminal court.

Divorce services offered as best divorce law firms in Mumbai 

We have handled a plethora of cases on various divorce issues including –

• Annulment of Marriage- 

The parties can seek for an annulment of their marriage on a variety of grounds. Annulment means that the marriage has not been taken place and on obtaining this relief, the parties are not declared as divorces.

• Alimony and maintenance 

The divorce lawyers at RCIC have very effectively handled disputes regarding maintenance in divorce proceedings. Maintenance is one of the most important parts of the divorce proceedings and can be filed by either spouse who is incapable of supporting itself. The parties can file for interim or permanent maintenance.

• Child Custody 

These are one of the most complex cases as both the spouses wish to retain their child’s custody. Lawyers at RCIC are well equipped to handle these cases involving child custody and maintenance.

• Domestic Violence

Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 or DV Act protects against domestic violence. It protects the women not only against the husband but also the in-laws. We at RCIC have handled such matters and have also dealt with residential issues under the act.

• Mutual Consent Divorce/ Contested Divorce

The team of lawyers at RCIC have very efficiently and prolifically represented clients before courts of different jurisdictions in various matters related to divorce, both mutual and contested. There are different personal laws of divorce for different religions. RCIC has handled divorce matters under Hindu Marriage Act,1955, Indian Divorce Act,1869, The Indian Christian Marriage Act,1872 and also under the Special Marriage Act,1954, among many others. RCIC has also handled maintenance issues, child custody issues within mutual contested/ contested divorces efficiently.

• Mediation and Counselling

The Supreme Court of India has directed Family Courts in view of section 9 of the Family Court Act to take all possible efforts to settle matrimonial disputes through the process of mediation or reconcile the marriages. The Family Courts must take the help of Counsellors in settling matrimonial disputes during the trial. Keeping in view the directions of the Supreme Court, the lawyers at RCIC have held counselling sessions with the families before divorce and mutual separation. Under the expert guidance of our lawyers, the parties have settled the pending disputes at the earliest through mediation and out of court settlement.

• NRI Matrimonial Dispute

 The divorce lawyers at RCIC have expertise in handling the various matrimonial disputes such as divorce, child custody and other legal proceedings involving Indians settled abroad or on a work permit. We understand the complex procedures in handling such matters and hence handle them professionally and resourcefully.

• Restitution of Conjugal Rights 

It is a remedy in the divorce petitions that can be ordered by the courts. It is available in a situation where a spouse has deserted or left the other spouse and has been living separately for some reason.If one of the spouses is successful in obtaining this decree, then the court orders the spouse to live with the deserted spouse.

• 498A IPC Proceedings 

Family law or divorce matters are not confined to civil courts only and can also involve criminal matters. When the in-laws or the husband treats the wife with cruelty, she can file a case under section 498A in the criminal Court. We at RCIC are well versed in handling both criminal and civil proceedings.