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Filing of Suit An aggrieved may file a suit before the judge family court regarding:

1. Dissolution of marriage
2. Recovery of dower amount
3. Recovery of maintenance allowance (wife and children)
4. Custody of children
5. Jactitation of marriage
6. Recovery of dowry articled Guardian ship
7. Recovery of personal belongings of wife
8. Restitution of conjugal rights

The complete set of facts must reduced into writing in a form of plain and annexed all the relevant documents in support of claim and file the same in the office of clerk of court for preliminary scrutiny. The clerk of court will ascertain the facts regarding the jurisdiction of the court and the affixation of the court fee on the plaint and put up the file before the judge family court concern.
Please be informed that all the documents which are empower of the aggrieved person must produce in the court at the time of filing of suit otherwise the same will not be allowed by the court at later stage. Similarly the list of documents and the witnesses must attach with the plaint otherwise the same will be dealt as mentioned before.
When the judge family court entertained the suit and proceed into the matter it may fix a date for appearance of the defendant or other party ordinarily not more than 30 days and now a days in routine the courts used all modes of service like issuance of summon/notices, registered letter with A.D, currier service, proclamation etc. together with a copy of plaint and documents annexed. On the very first day of hearing in order to effective service upon the other party. However, it can be possible that the judge family court refused to entertain the matter because of the any reason like jurisdiction, non-affixation of court fee etc.
If the judge family court refuse to entertain the suit and announced the final order on this behalf the aggrieved person may file an appeal before the district judge against the said order, if the judge family court proceed into the matter will issue the notice as mentioned in above last past paragraph and on the day when the defendant appeared in the court with a fix a date for filing of written statement/reply by the defendant and on the date fix so, the defendant shall file his written statement and attach the list of witnesses in support of his version and shall produce the copy of documents in his possession or power upon which he intends to rely.
If it is proved that the summons duly served and the defendant intentionally feels to appear before the judge family court the court may proceed in his absence to decide the matter on the basis of evidence produce by the aggrieved person in support of his claim. However, the court may restore the right of defendant to defend the suit on merit on showing good cause for non appearance by the defendant.
If the case is for recovery of maintenance allowance, if for wife shall fix and interim maintenance allowance in absence of suit for restitution of conjugal rights while in the cases of recovery of maintenance allowance for children the court shall fix an interim maintenance for each child keeping in view the financial position of husband or father as the case be.

 
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