I saw a thread in Sajah about getting 4 wives under the name of religious freedom, which I do not subscribe to.

But here is my problem.


I am hindu, married with 2 loving kids. But I do not get along with my wife very well these days because she did not bring enough dowry and I also have a mistress. However, I can not divorce my wife under existing laws because there is not enough reason to do so.

Can I get rid of this problem by converting into a Muslim and pronouncing Talaq 3 times within a month? Can I argue successfully in court that being a practising Muslim allows me to divorce like this ?

This is an imaginery case, though.

. interesting question.

i am guessing this question arose in the context of "secular" nepal. my reading of nepal being secular would be that a "secular" country does not necessarily guarantee "religious freedom" to any and all possible interpretations of a given religion.

people are free to choose their religion, at a personal level, but there will be a common set of bounds that apply to each person, regardless of caste, creed, religion, gender etc. "secular" will make an attempt to define these bounds based on common practice and "what is acceptable" (defined variously) to society, and not only to the edicts of one particular religion.

so, to answer your question, if you want your divorce to be legally sanctioned, you still have to complete due diligence on your part, i.e. you have to have enough reasons as defined by the law. currently, the law does not have a provision for legal divorce based on the triple utterance of a single word - so you can't divorce in this way. i should add, you may have a "social" divorce but not a "legal" divorce, because there can be a difference sometimes.

as far as the law itself is concerned, yes it is influenced by the hindu belief system to a certain extent and maybe tomorrow it will change to be less reflective of hindu beliefs alone, if necessary. however, i cannot conceive of a situation where the law will ever endorse "divorce by triple utterance".

Interestingly I had done a research on why people divorce. However, my results do not align with what you have just said. Most people do not divorce for financial reasons, at least in USA.
If you want to download a draft copy of the research just to introduce yourself with what other people think are important reasons for divorce,
visit: http://dreamnepal.wordpress.com

click on the social issues category...to view the topic..

" do not get along with my wife very well these days because she did not bring enough dowry"
oh sheesh, one of these dayz!!!!

AznshawtY,

Read my lips! Its HY-PO-THE-TI-CAL. Got it?

chi chi!! thats awful!