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Indian Divorce Act, 1869 — English (English)
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Act number
4 of 1869
Year
1869
Ministry
Ministry of Law and Justice
Enacted
1869-02-26
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Official source
Government gazette
About the IDA
The **Indian Divorce Act, 1869 (IDA)** is the principal statute governing dissolution of marriage and related matrimonial causes for Christians in India. It applies where either party to the marriage professes the Christian religion, and covers dissolution of marriage, nullity, judicial separation, restitution of conjugal rights, alimony, custody and related reliefs. The act runs to roughly 65 sections, organised into 14 chapters covering jurisdiction, dissolution of marriage, nullity, judicial separation, protection orders, restitution of conjugal rights, damages and costs, alimony, settlements, custody of children, procedure, re-marriage and miscellaneous provisions, followed by a Schedule of prescribed forms. This page indexes the full text of every IDA section, sourced and kept current with official notifications. Use the search above to find a section by keyword (e.g. “alimony”, “custody”) or by section number.
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