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Under section 13B(1) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, what is the minimum period the spouses must have…

Section 13B(1) requires a year or more of living separately before the initial joint petition. That pre-petition requirement is distinct from the second-motion timetable in…

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Under section 13B(1) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, what is the minimum period the spouses must have lived separately before they present their initial joint petition for divorce by mutual consent?

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Section 13B(1) requires a year or more of living separately before the initial joint petition.

That pre-petition requirement is distinct from the second-motion timetable in section 13B(2).

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Option A

Six months is shorter than the pre-petition minimum.

Option B

Section 13B(1) specifies one year or more.

Option C

Eighteen months is longer than the pre-petition minimum.

Option D

Two years is longer than the pre-petition minimum.

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