Can Childlessness Be Ground for Divorce

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The inability to have a child can place emotional and social pressure on a couple. It may also lead to difficult conversations about fertility treatment, expectations and the future of a marriage. However, can childlessness as a ground for divorce in India be legally established when one spouse is unable to have a child? A recent decision of the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court provides important guidance.

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