Family & matrimonial matters
Matrimonial, custody, maintenance, succession and wills — handled with restraint and confidentiality. Every engagement starts with a paid intake call so the path forward is honest, written down, and budgeted before the first filing.
Below are the family-law areas Bhawna takes on. Sub-niche selection only frames the conversation — actual scope and fees are confirmed in writing after the intake call.
Joint petition, statement of consent, two motions and decree — ideally inside one year of separation.
Sec 13B Hindu Marriage Act; Sec 28 Special Marriage Act
Cruelty, desertion, adultery, conversion and mental-illness grounds with structured evidence.
Sec 13 HMA; Sec 27 SMA
Interim maintenance, permanent alimony, pendente lite and §125 CrPC support.
Sec 125 CrPC; Sec 24 & 25 HMA; DV Act §20
Welfare-of-the-child standard, joint custody arrangements and visitation orders.
Guardians and Wards Act 1890; HMG Act 1956
Hindu Marriage Act and Special Marriage Act registrations + court-marriage support.
HMA §8; Special Marriage Act §15
Protection orders, residence orders, monetary relief and custody orders under the DV Act.
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005
Succession certificate, probate of will, letters of administration and family settlement.
Indian Succession Act 1925
Simple and complex wills, codicils, executor appointment, registration and safe custody.
Indian Succession Act §§57–63; Registration Act 1908
How fees are scoped
Litigation and consultancy fees are matter-specific. After a paid intake call with Bhawna Yadav, you receive a written scope with the flat fee and the phase plan — filing, hearings and settlement attempts. No engagement starts without this written scope, so you always know the number before you commit.
Family and matrimonial matters are unlike any other area of law, because the stakes are personal and the right outcome is rarely the most aggressive one. A divorce, a maintenance claim, a custody arrangement or a succession dispute is best handled by an advocate who can be both rigorous and humane. Adv. Bhawna Yadav and her team begin every family matter with a confidential consultation that establishes the facts, the law that applies, the realistic options, and the path and budget ahead — clearly and without pressure.
Everything you share is covered by advocate–client confidentiality from the first conversation. There is no upselling: where a matter can be resolved by agreement, we will guide you towards that rather than towards a longer fight.
Few areas of law touch life as directly as this one. A marriage ending, a question of who a child lives with, support for a dependent spouse or parent, or the passing of an estate between generations — these are among the most consequential matters anyone deals with, and they deserve an advocate who treats them as such. Our approach is to be clear about the law, realistic about the timeline, and unfailingly discreet about the details, so you can make sound decisions at a difficult time.
When both spouses agree to part, mutual consent divorce is the faster, calmer route — a joint petition, a fair settlement on alimony, custody and property, and two motions to a decree. We handle the whole filing and draft a settlement built to hold. See the dedicated mutual divorce service.
Where consent is not possible, a contested divorce proceeds on grounds recognised by the law — cruelty, desertion, and others. These matters need careful evidence and a steady strategy. We advise honestly on the strength of the grounds and represent your position with both firmness and restraint.
Whether you are seeking support or responding to a claim, maintenance is decided on need, capacity and the standard of living during the marriage. We advise on interim and permanent maintenance and on the relief available, and present the financial picture clearly so the outcome is fair.
In custody, the law's first and overriding concern is the welfare of the child, and so is ours. We help you pursue or structure custody and a workable visitation arrangement, and where guardianship needs to be formalised, we handle that — always with the child's interests at the centre.
We assist with marriage registration, including court marriages, and with protection under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act — protection, residence and monetary relief — for those who need it, handled with urgency and care.
From drafting a will to obtaining a succession certificate or probate, and resolving inheritance disputes among heirs, we handle the legal side of passing on — and receiving — an estate, with the sensitivity these matters deserve.
Every family matter begins with a confidential intake consultation. In it, we establish the facts, identify the personal law and statutes that apply, and give you an honest, realistic view of the options and the likely timeline. You then receive a written scope: the fee, the phase plan, and what is and is not included. Nothing proceeds without that written scope — so a deeply personal process is never made worse by an unexpected bill.
Throughout, the approach is to de-escalate where that serves you. A settled matter is almost always better for everyone — especially where children are involved — than a prolonged fight, and we will tell you honestly when agreement is within reach, and equally honestly when it is not and your interests need to be firmly protected.
Adv. Bhawna Yadav acts for clients across the whole of India in family matters, in English and Hindi, from chambers in Arera Hills, Bhopal. Consultations are held over a confidential video call where you are in a different city.
NRI family matters are common and uniquely difficult: a cross-border marriage breaking down, a spouse or child in India, maintenance or custody to resolve across continents, or an inheritance to claim back home. We act for NRI clients in Indian family and matrimonial matters, handling the work on the ground with full confidentiality, so distance does not deprive you of relief. For acting in India from abroad more broadly, see the India-entry desk.
The hardest part of a family matter is rarely the law — it is the emotion that surrounds it. A good family advocate manages both: giving you clear, grounded legal advice while keeping the process as calm and dignified as the circumstances allow. From the first consultation, you will get an honest view of your options and a realistic timeline, rather than either false reassurance or needless alarm.
Where agreement is possible, the process is faster and far less painful — a mutual divorce, an agreed maintenance figure, or a custody arrangement both parents accept can often be concluded in months rather than years. Where a matter is genuinely contested, we prepare it carefully and represent your position with both firmness and restraint, always keeping sight of the human cost of dragging things out unnecessarily.
Where children are involved, every decision is measured against their welfare — because that is the standard the law applies and the one that actually matters. We help parents reach arrangements that protect the child and that both can live with, and we record them clearly so they do not become the next dispute. Shielding children from the conflict is not just the right thing to do; it usually produces the better legal outcome too.
You will deal with a named advocate and her team throughout, in complete confidence, in English or Hindi. There is no call centre, no rotating cast of strangers handling your most personal affairs, and no pressure to escalate. Just steady, honest guidance from someone accountable for your matter.
Family law in India is not one code but several, and the law that applies depends on your circumstances — the Hindu Marriage Act, the Special Marriage Act, and the personal laws of different communities each govern marriage, divorce, maintenance and succession differently, and inter-faith or court marriages have their own framework. The right first step is to identify which law governs your matter and what it means for your options, because advice that ignores this is advice you cannot rely on. In your consultation we establish exactly this, so the path we map is the one that actually applies to you.
In family matters, timing often matters more than people realise. Maintenance, protection orders and custody arrangements are stronger when sought promptly and clearly; delay can weaken a genuine claim or allow a difficult situation to harden. A short, confidential consultation early on — before positions calcify — frequently changes the outcome, and is always cheaper than untangling a problem that was left too long.