Marriage & Family
13 documentsGetting married, registering it, or the affidavits a marriage, a name or a passport application needs.
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Divorce and separation
- Mutual Divorce Petition (Section 13-B, First Motion)Both spouses agree the marriage should end, have already been living separately for a year or more, and want to file the first motion of a mutual-consent divorce petition under section 13-B(1) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Filing the first motion starts the clock: ordinarily not earlier than six months and not later than eighteen months later, both spouses move the second motion, and only then does the Family Court pass the decree — unless the Court agrees to waive that waiting period, which the Supreme Court held in Amardeep Singh v. Harveen Kaur is a matter of discretion and not an automatic entitlement. This Petition assumes custody, alimony and property have already been genuinely agreed before it is filed — settle those between yourselves, or through mediation, first, and record what was agreed here, rather than filing this Petition to force a settlement that does not yet exist. Not for a contested divorce, where one spouse does not consent — that needs a fault-ground petition under section 13 of the Act instead, a different and more adversarial document this template does not cover. Not for a marriage solemnised under the Special Marriage Act, 1954, which has its own, separately worded mutual-consent provision in section 28 of that Act. Not for a spouse who is not a Hindu, Buddhist, Jain or Sikh within the meaning of section 2 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.₹999Open
- Mutual Divorce Settlement TermsBoth spouses have agreed the marriage should end by mutual consent and need to put every term of that agreement into one signed document — permanent alimony (a lump sum, periodic payments, or none), return of stridhan and gifts, custody and maintenance arrangements for any child of the marriage, division of jointly held property and bank balances, withdrawal of pending proceedings between them, and a mutual undertaking not to raise further claims once the terms are honoured. A Family Court very commonly expects a written settlement of exactly this kind at the first motion, and the eventual decree is frequently passed "in terms of the settlement" placed on its record. This is the private settlement, not the court filing. To actually move the court, use the Mutual Divorce Petition (Section 13-B, First Motion) in this library and annex this Settlement to it, or produce it when the Family Court asks how the parties have resolved alimony, custody and property. Not for a contested divorce, where these terms are not yet agreed — a fault-ground petition under section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 is a different matter this template does not address. This Settlement records the parties' commercial and parenting terms and is not itself tied to one Act's procedural mechanics; check which mutual-consent provision — section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 or section 28 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 — governs the petition it will be annexed to.₹799Open
- Child Custody AgreementTwo parents who are separating, already living separately, divorcing or divorced, and need a detailed written plan for their child — where the child primarily lives, how time with each parent is shared, who decides on schooling, healthcare and religious upbringing, how holidays and festivals are split, and how the plan is to be reviewed as the child grows or circumstances change. Written for both parents whether or not they were ever married to each other. This is the detailed parenting plan. Where a mutual-consent divorce is also being arranged, the Mutual Divorce Settlement Terms in this library carries only a short custody summary and can refer to this Agreement by name for the particulars. Not for adopting a child — use the Adoption Deed. Not for fixing money support on its own — use the Maintenance Agreement, or the child-support option inside this Agreement if the two are being settled together.₹399Open
- Maintenance Agreement (Alimony and Child Support)Two people — spouses living separately, spouses with a divorce pending or already granted, or parents who were never married to each other — who want to fix, by agreement rather than by contested litigation, how much maintenance is paid, to whom, how often, and for how long. Covers spousal maintenance, child support, or both together, and works whether or not any court case is running alongside it. Also useful on its own where the Child Custody Agreement or the Mutual Divorce Settlement Terms in this library has left financial support to be dealt with "in a separate Maintenance Agreement" — this is that document. Not the same as a Common Area Maintenance agreement for a flat or shop, which this library also carries under a similar name for an entirely different subject. Not, by itself, a full divorce settlement — where alimony, custody, stridhan and property all need to be settled together for a mutual-consent divorce, the Mutual Divorce Settlement Terms in this library covers all of them in one document.₹399Open
Getting married and registering it
- Court Marriage Affidavit (Age and Marital Status)Each person intending a civil ("court") marriage under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 gives this affidavit — one per party, not one for the couple — alongside the notice of intended marriage under section 5 of that Act, to the Marriage Officer of the district where at least one of them has resided for the thirty days immediately before the notice. It declares age, present marital status, mental capacity to consent, and that the two are not within a degree of relationship the Act prohibits unless a custom governing them permits it. Not the notice of intended marriage itself, which the Act prescribes its own form for, and not the declaration the parties and three witnesses sign at the marriage under section 11 of that Act — this affidavit supports the notice stage only. Different Marriage Officers ask for it in slightly different forms in practice, so check the specific office's own requirement before the appointment. Not for registering a marriage that has already been solemnised — use a marriage registration application for that instead.₹199Open
- Marriage Registration ApplicationYour marriage has already been solemnised — by any rite, of any religion, or as a civil marriage — and you want it entered on the marriage register and a marriage certificate issued. In Punjab, every marriage must be registered under the Punjab Compulsory Registration of Marriages Act, 2012, whatever the religion of the parties. In Chandigarh, marriages are likewise registered before the designated Registrar, under the scheme the Chandigarh Administration administers for that purpose. This certificate is what banks, passport offices, embassies and courts actually ask for as proof of marriage — not the invitation card, the photographs or a priest's letter. Apply as soon as convenient after the marriage: a longer gap commonly means a late fee and sometimes extra supporting papers, though the marriage itself remains registrable. Not for a marriage you intend to solemnise as a civil marriage under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 — the Marriage Officer registers that marriage as part of solemnising it, under that Act's own procedure, and a separate application of this kind is usually unnecessary. Confirm with the Marriage Officer before filing both.₹99Open
Status and identity affidavits
- Unmarried Status AffidavitA sworn statement of your present marital status where some authority needs it on record — most often alongside a marriage registration application, a passport or visa application, a government job, admission or scholarship form, or an adoption proceeding. It covers three situations: never married at all; married and since divorced, without remarrying; or married and since widowed, without remarrying. This affidavit does not itself register a marriage, dissolve one, or prove a death — it is your own sworn statement, made on the strength of the decree or certificate it refers to, not a substitute for that decree or certificate. Attach a copy of the divorce decree or the death certificate where the receiving authority asks for one. Not for a joint declaration by both parties to an intended marriage under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 — that notice-of-intended-marriage procedure needs its own separate declaration in the form that Act prescribes, sworn by each party about age, status and the absence of a prohibited relationship, and is a different document from this one.₹199Open
- Minor Name Change Affidavit (by Parent)A minor's name needs to be corrected or changed on record — a spelling error carried over from the birth certificate, a name never formally recorded at birth now being added, or a family's considered decision to change it — and, because the child cannot swear an affidavit themselves, a parent or guardian does it on the minor's behalf. Used to support a correction in the Register of Births under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969, a change in school records, or a passport application for the minor. This affidavit is ordinarily one of several papers such a correction needs, not the only one — the Registrar, school or passport office will commonly also ask for the original birth certificate and, sometimes, other supporting proof. It changes only the minor's name, never the minor's identity, parentage or date of birth. Not for an adult changing their own name — an adult swears that affidavit personally, in their own words, not through a parent.₹199Open
- Marriage AffidavitA married person who needs a general sworn statement confirming their marriage — its date, place and the fact that it took place — for a bank or joint account KYC update, an employer's personnel records, adding a spouse as an insurance nominee or dependant, a child's school or college admission, a housing society or utility record, or any other counter that asks for proof of marriage and will accept a notarised affidavit rather than, or in addition to, a marriage certificate. Also useful where the marriage was solemnised long ago by custom or religious rite and was never formally registered, or where registration is still pending and something is needed in the meantime. Not for: the age-and-marital-status affidavit filed before a Marriage Officer to arrange a court marriage under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 (use the Court Marriage Affidavit in this library instead); a passport application specifically (use the Passport Annexure Affidavit or the Passport Spouse Name Addition Affidavit); registering the marriage itself with the Registrar (use the Marriage Registration Application); or changing your own name after marriage (use the Name Change after Marriage Affidavit). Punjab and Chandigarh: sworn before a Notary Public or an Oath Commissioner, then produced directly at the counter that needs it.₹199Open
- Name Change after Marriage AffidavitA spouse — most often, but not only, a wife adopting her husband's surname — who has changed their name because of marriage and needs a sworn affidavit linking the old name to the new one, with the marriage that caused the change, to update Aadhaar, PAN, a passport, bank accounts and KYC records, a driving licence, an employer's service records, or educational certificates. Unlike a bare name-change affidavit, this one recites the marriage itself — the spouse, the date, the place and whether it is registered — because that is exactly what UIDAI, a passport counter or a bank asks a post-marriage name change to show. Not for a name changed for any other reason — religious conversion, a spelling correction, or personal preference unconnected to marriage: use the Name Change Affidavit (Adult) in this library instead, which carries no marriage particulars. Not for a minor child's name, which a natural guardian affirms in different words using the Minor Name Change Affidavit. Punjab and Chandigarh: sworn before a Notary Public or an Oath Commissioner, then produced directly at the counter that needs the update, or annexed to whatever application that counter requires alongside it.₹199Open
- Adoption DeedA Hindu, Buddhist, Jain or Sikh family recording an adoption that has actually taken place — most often a relative adoption, such as taking a brother's or sister's child, or the child of another close relation known to the family — where the biological parents, or the surviving parent or guardian lawfully entitled to do so, have given the child and the adoptive parent or parents have taken the child in adoption. This Deed records that ceremony under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 ("the Act") and, once registered, gives the adoption the benefit of the presumption of validity in section 16 of the Act. Not for an adoption of a child in need of care and protection — an orphaned, abandoned or surrendered child placed through a Specialised Adoption Agency and the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. That adoption is concluded by an adoption order of a court, not by a private deed, and this template does not cover it — use it only where the child has come to the adoptive family directly, with the consent described in this Deed, and not through an adoption agency. Not for a family governed by Muslim, Christian, Parsi or Jewish personal law, none of which recognises adoption in the way Hindu law does; those families arrange long-term care of a child through guardianship under the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 instead, a different document. Not for an inter-country adoption, which is required to route through CARA regardless of the adoptive parents' religion.₹799Open
Passport affidavits
- Passport Annexure Affidavit (Annexure D / F / I)The Passport Seva portal or your Regional Passport Office has asked for a standard-format affidavit alongside a fresh, reissue or change-of-particulars passport application. Annexure D is commonly asked for as a general affidavit verifying a particular the application cannot otherwise support with a standard document. Annexure F is commonly asked for where the application involves a change of name following marriage or divorce. Annexure I is commonly asked for where it involves a change in appearance or signature since the last passport was issued. The Passport Seva instruction booklet and your Regional Passport Office are the authority on which annexure a given applicant needs and exactly what it must say, and the letter-to-purpose mapping has shifted across editions of that booklet over the years. Check your specific requirement against the current booklet, or ask the Passport Seva Kendra, before relying on this template's description of D, F or I — see the note below on this. Not for adding a spouse's name to a passport, which uses a different annexure — see the Passport Spouse Name Addition Affidavit instead.₹199Open
- Passport Spouse Name Addition (Annexure J)You are married and want your spouse's name added to your passport records — commonly asked for alongside a reissue application or a change-of-particulars application, as Annexure J of the Passport Seva instruction booklet. Confirm against the current instruction booklet or with your Regional Passport Office that Annexure J is still the letter used for this before relying on this template's title — annexure lettering has been revised across editions of that booklet. Not for changing your own name after marriage — use the Passport Annexure Affidavit (Annexure F) for that instead. Not for removing a former spouse's name after divorce, which is usually a different declaration this template does not cover.₹199Open