So, if Live-in relationships are like Marriages, Then Why Can There Be No Divorce?
“While, live-in relationships in India are considered to be marriage-like, the purpose of those judgments is to give them legal protection in cases of harrassment, domestic violence, custody disputes and so on. But the claim for divorce is slightly different,” Yashaswini Basu, a Bengaluru based lawyer, explained to The Quint.
Laws mandate that divorce claims can be maintainable only when there is a marriage. So, the claim for divorce in the case of a live-in relationship is not maintainable because there was no marriage to begin with, ” Basu explained.
Basu thus added that the Kerala High Court judgment saying that divorce can’t be granted to a live-in couple because it had not been solemnised under relevant laws, is legally sound.
“Additionally, when the parties involved in live-in relationships can claim rights similar to that of a married couple like maintenance, custody and so on in the…