Diploma Family Court Litigation & Trial Practice

The Diploma in Family Court Litigation & Trial Practice is designed to develop practical expertise in handling contested family-law matters before Family Courts.

 The programme focuses on the procedural, evidentiary, and advocacy aspects of family-court litigation and trial proceedings. 

 Participants gain practical exposure to matters involving divorce, maintenance, child custody, guardianship, matrimonial reliefs, and related family disputes. 

 It emphasises effective pleadings, evidence preparation, examination of witnesses, arguments, and courtroom strategy. 

 The programme is structured to strengthen the ability to manage family litigation from case initiation through trial and final adjudication.

PART A – Divorce Petition Drafting
PART B – Interim Applications
PART C – Evidence & Trial Strategy
PART D – Child Custody Litigation
PART E – DV & Criminal Interface

. Develop the ability to draft contested divorce petitions with ground-wise legal articulation.
2. Prepare written statements, counter-claims, and amendment applications in matrimonial proceedings.
3. Structure pleadings based on specific grounds such as cruelty, desertion, adultery, conversion, and mental disorder.
4. Draft interim maintenance, custody, residence, and stay applications effectively.
5. Analyze strategic considerations while seeking or opposing interim relief in family courts.
6. Prepare affidavits of evidence in matrimonial litigation.
7. Design cross-examination strategies tailored to matrimonial disputes.
8. Establish proof of cruelty through documentary, oral, and circumstantial evidence.
9. Demonstrate proof of income and financial capacity in maintenance disputes.
10. Evaluate admissibility and evidentiary value of electronic evidence such as WhatsApp messages, emails, and recordings.
11. Draft guardianship petitions and structure custody litigation arguments.
12. Apply the welfare of the child principle in custody and visitation disputes.
13. Seek modification of custody orders based on changed circumstances.
14. Develop defence strategies in proceedings under Section 498A IPC.
15. Draft anticipatory bail applications and quashing petitions in matrimonial criminal interface matters.