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Dear Client,
According to the provisions of Order IX, Rule 6 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), 1908, a family court is allowed to proceed ex parte if the respondent does not turn up for the hearing despite being served with the summons. Since the status of your case is “Arguments”, the court is currently dealing with your wife’s final arguments on the basis of her uncontradicted testimony. After the conclusion of the arguments, the next step is usually the delivery of the judgment together with the ex parte divorce decree. The duration in this final stage of the proceedings varies from several weeks to a few months, depending upon the workings of the particular family court. It is important to note that ex parte decrees might be challenged in the future.
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