chennai a family court in chennai has granted divorce to a couple after husband deserted his wife and married another woman the petitioner divya 34 of ayanavaram submitted that her marriage with suman 36 both names changed of the same area was solemnized according to hindu rites on september 27 1995 he collected 25 sovereigns of gold jewellery and rs 25000 as dowry during the wedding she joined family of suman at thulasi nayakkan street choolai to lead a normal family life out of the wedlock a male baby was born on july 5 1996 a few years later suman who was engaged in a real estate business demanded rs 50000 from the parents of divya when her parents expressed their inability to provide the amount suman started abusing and torturing her meanwhile divyas sister provided him a loan of rs 50000 suman had not repaid the amount to her sister even after repeated requests angered over this he deserted and chased divya from his residence later she found suman married and living with another woman in the house hence she filed a petition in the family court seeking rs 10000 per month from for meeting regular expense denying the allegations suman submitted that he was not having permanent employment he gets meager amount from brokerage in real estate business hence he expressed his inability to provide the amount to her however he was ready to give one time settlement of rs 2 lakh to her in an effort to bring an amicable solution between them several rounds of discussions were conducted in the court and they decided to part amicably he had agreed to give her rs 2 lakh as a onetime settlement divya was given the responsibility of raising the child