Family Law
Family disputes are legal and personal at once, and property is often at their centre. We handle matrimonial disputes, succession, wills and property partition with sensitivity and clarity — protecting your interests while keeping the process as measured and dignified as the circumstances allow.
What we do
- Matrimonial disputes & mutual-consent matters
- Succession, wills & probate
- Property partition among family members
- Maintenance and custody
Common issues we resolve
- Dividing jointly-held family property
- Succession and inheritance disputes, with or without a will
- Matrimonial proceedings and settlements
- Maintenance and custody arrangements
How the engagement works
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Confidential consultation
We understand the situation and your priorities, and set realistic expectations.
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Strategy
We advise on the approach — negotiated, mediated or contested — that best serves your interests.
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Representation
We handle the matter through to resolution, keeping you informed at every step.
Frequently asked questions
Often, yes. Many partition and succession matters resolve through a negotiated family settlement or mediation, which is faster and less damaging to relationships. We pursue that where it is realistic, and litigate where it is not.
Related services
Further reading
All insights →Family settlements and ancestral property: what a registered deed prevents
An oral understanding holds until the first sale, the first loan or the first death. Then it is one family's memory against another's.
Residence orders: the roof that maintenance alone does not provide
Maintenance is money. A residence order is the house — and in a city like Mumbai, that is usually the larger question.
The matrimonial home: where family law and property law collide
Who owns it, who may reside in it, and who can sell it are three different questions. Separation is when families discover they are not the same.
Tell us about your matter.
Book a consultation and we will tell you plainly where you stand — and what it takes to resolve it.