Family and Personal Matters

Grounds for Filing Divorce in Nepal

A guide to the stated grounds for divorce by husband, divorce by wife, and consented divorce under Nepalese law.

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Filing divorce by husband

Grounds under Civil Code 2074, Section 94 include:

  • If the wife has been living separately, continuously for three years or more, without the consent of the husband.
  • If the wife deprives the husband of maintenance cost or abandons him from the house.
  • If the wife commits grievous hurt or conspires to cause severe physical or mental pain to the husband.
  • If the wife is convicted for having sexual relations with another man.

Filing divorce by wife

Grounds under Civil Code 2074, Section 95 include:

  • If the husband has been living separately, continuously for three years or more, without the consent of the wife.
  • If the husband deprives the wife of maintenance cost or abandons her from the house.
  • If the husband commits grievous hurt or conspires to cause severe physical or mental pain to the wife.
  • If the husband concludes another marriage.
  • If the husband is convicted for having sexual relations with another woman.
  • If the husband is convicted for marital rape.

Consented divorce

Under Civil Code 2074, Section 93, if both husband and wife consent to divorce, they can get divorced at any time.

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