Assertion (A) : In the proceedings before the family court on a petition for divorce there is a…

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation to (A). Under Sections 6 and 9 of the Family Courts Act, 1984, counsellors are associated with family courts to assist the court in fulfilling its statutory duty in the first instance to promote conciliation and persuade the parties to arrive at a settlement in matrimonial proceedings.