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Given below are the provisions for divorce to a marriage under Muslim law, when initiated by the wife.
Khula
Khula is divorce initiated by the wife. If you want to divorce your husband, you can also go to either the court directly or to a Mufti. The Court or the Mufti will ask the husband to be present. In the presence of the wife the court or mufti will ask the husband if he accepts the offer. Once the husband accepts the offer, the divorce is complete.
You may approach the Court to seek a divorce on specific grounds recognised under the law.1
Talaq-e-tafwid
Your husband can delegate the right to divorce to you through the contract of marriage (kabi-nama) at the time of the marriage then you may divorce him. This delegation must be expressly provided for in the marriage contract (nikahnama) or agreed to later through a separate agreement.
Your husband has the power to delegate or transfer his right to divorce, to you or any third person through the contract of marriage (kabi-nama) at the time of the marriage. This agreement lists down important points for such transfer of rights.
It usually stipulates the amount of mehr you have to forgo for your to exercise your right to ask for a divorce. However, forgoing mehr is not a mandatory condition for khula, and it may be negotiated between you and your husband as consideration for the divorce.
