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Matrimonial Case Assessment Questionnaire

Instructions: Fill only those heads that are relevant to your matter. Every unanswered field will automatically appear as N/A in the generated output.

Generic Questions

Your full name

Your gender

Father's name

Mother's name

Date of birth

Phone number

Email ID

Religion

Current address

Occupation / designation / profession

Educational / professional qualifications

You are approaching as

Spouse / opposite party full name

Spouse / opposite party gender

Spouse / opposite party father's name

Spouse / opposite party date of birth

Spouse / opposite party phone number

Spouse / opposite party email ID

Spouse religion

Spouse / opposite party current address

Spouse occupation / designation / profession

Spouse educational / professional qualifications

Marriage / relationship category

Date of marriage / nikah / ceremony / engagement

Place of marriage / ceremony

Whether registered? If yes, details

Matrimonial / shared household address

Date parties started cohabiting

Date of separation / last cohabitation

Current status of relationship

Relief / case type required

Complete chronological narrative of the dispute

Marriage-law-specific particulars

If Hindu marriage: rites/customs followed

If Muslim marriage: nikahnama, mehr amount, paid/unpaid, talaq/khula/mubarat/faskh issues

If Christian marriage: church denomination, priest/pastor, church certificate details

If under Special Marriage Act / interfaith: notice, registration office, objection/threat/conversion issues

Cruelty Questions

Physical cruelty Mental cruelty Verbal abuse Sexual cruelty Emotional neglect Economic control False allegations / threats Interference by in-laws Interference by natal family Addiction / alcoholism / substance abuse Extra-marital conduct / suspicious conduct Desertion / withdrawal from society Refusal of cohabitation Refusal of physical relations Threat of suicide / self-harm allegations Social media humiliation / public defamation

Date of first major incident

Date of last major incident

Most serious incident with date, place and brief description

Pattern of cruelty with date-wise summary

Witnesses to cruelty incidents

Proof available for cruelty

Any police call / complaint / DD entry / PCR / women cell / counselling arising from cruelty

Any injuries / MLC / hospitalisation / medicines / counselling / psychiatric treatment

Any reconciliation / mediation / return to matrimonial home after incidents

Any other cruelty facts not covered above

Domestic Violence Questions

Details of shared household and present possession / occupation

Dispossession / denial of entry / lockout / threat to dispossess

Physical abuse details

Sexual abuse details

Verbal / emotional abuse details

Economic abuse details

Whether jewellery / stridhan / clothes / documents / devices are withheld

Whether child was exposed to abuse or used as leverage

Protection order / residence order / return of articles / compensation / custody / injunction sought

Whether any Protection Officer / DIR / Mahila Cell / CAW Cell proceedings already exist

Immediate threat, safety concern or need for urgent interim relief

Other domestic violence facts

Maintenance Questions

Are you seeking maintenance or defending maintenance?

Any previous maintenance order / interim maintenance / voluntary payment / arrears

Your monthly income and source

Other side monthly income and source as known to you

Your monthly expenses with breakup

Child monthly expenses with breakup

Lifestyle during marriage / standard of living

Any allegation of concealed income / cash business / unaccounted lifestyle / luxury spending / social media display

Educational qualification and earning capacity of both sides

Special expenses: rent, school, medical, disability, travel, insurance, caretaker, litigation, EMIs etc.

Dependents

Other maintenance-related facts

Dowry Related Questions

Any dowry / cash / jewellery / car / property / gift demands? Give date-wise details

List of articles, gifts, jewellery, cash, stridhan, marriage expenses from each side

Who currently has possession of jewellery / stridhan / expensive gifts / bills / receipts?

Were there beatings / threats / expulsion linked to dowry demands?

Any complaint under 498A / dowry / cruelty / CAW Cell / FIR / charge sheet? Give full particulars

Names of all persons involved / implicated / likely to be implicated

If defending, specify which relatives were living separately with full addresses and supporting facts

Any demand for settlement / compromise / mediation regarding criminal case or articles

Proof of dowry allegations / defence

Other dowry-related facts

Child Custody Questions

Number of children

Names, ages and dates of birth of all children

Who presently has physical custody?

Schooling / class / fees / transport / coaching / tuition details

Medical / disability / therapy / special-needs details of child

Who has been primary caregiver till date?

Whether one side is denying access, influencing child, removing child, threatening relocation or passport misuse

What custody / visitation / overnight access / holiday access / video call arrangement is sought?

Any safety issues for child in hands of either parent / family member?

Other custody-related facts

Income Affidavit Questions

Present residence, ownership, rent, who owns the property, and who pays house expenses

General monthly expenses

Past / pending legal proceedings regarding maintenance, child support, DV, family court etc.

Any maintenance already paid / received / awarded / arrears / compliance status

Details of dependent family members with relationship, age and dependency

Independent income / pension / assets / tax liability of dependents, if any

Approximate monthly expenses on dependents

Physical / mental disability / serious ailment / regular medical expenditure of you, spouse, children or dependents

Child maintenance and education expenditure breakup, if any

Employer name / business name / profession details

Designation / nature of work

Monthly gross / net / in-hand income

Salary components / perquisites / HRA / allowances / incentives / bonus / commissions / reimbursements

If private job: employer certificate, Form 16, salary slips, incentives, PF/ESI details

If government service: department, employee code, posting, pay slip, bank credit details

Income tax returns available for one year before marriage, one year before separation and current period

Income from rent, interest, shares, dividends, FDRs, mutual funds, agriculture, professional work, side business or any other source

All bank accounts, account type, approximate balance, and whether statements are available

Self-acquired immovable / movable property details

Joint property / jointly owned assets / post-marriage acquisitions

Share in ancestral property

Investments, FDRs, shares, demat, mutual funds, insurance policies, crypto, provident fund etc.

Jewellery and ornaments of both parties acquired during / after marriage

Transfers / sale / alienation of property during subsistence of marriage

Loans / liabilities / mortgage / credit card dues / personal borrowings / guarantees

EMIs, lender, amount, date and purpose of loan, outstanding amount

If self-employed / business person: nature of business / profession / proprietorship / partnership / company / LLP / HUF details

If self-employed / business person: approximate monthly and annual income and liabilities

If self-employed / business person: GST / audited balance sheet / books / ITR / partnership share / company filings

What do you know about the other spouse’s qualifications, earning, assets, liabilities and residence?

If either side is NRI / OCI / foreign national / living abroad: nationality, address, employer, foreign income, tax, expenses and remittances

Any other financial fact relevant to maintenance / income affidavit

Other Litigation / Criminal / Settlement Questions

Any FIR, complaint, charge sheet, bail, anticipatory bail, notice, mediation, counselling, Lok Adalat or quashing issue

Any pending divorce, restitution, judicial separation, custody, guardianship, maintenance or DV proceedings

Any settlement discussions, written terms, payment proposal, mutual divorce proposal, alimony offer, return of articles plan

Immediate reliefs required urgently

List of documents presently available with you

Any other facts not covered above

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