Women's legal support · Pokhara, Kaski
Female lawyer in Pokhara
In short
Advocate Gita Acharya is a woman advocate in Pokhara with over 20 years of practice (Nepal Bar Council 9058). She personally handles divorce, maintenance, custody, domestic violence and women's property rights matters at Kaski District Court. Consultations are private, in Nepali, English or Hindi — call or WhatsApp +977 9856032228.
Many people looking for a female lawyer in Pokhara are not being particular for its own sake. They are about to describe a marriage, an assault, a pregnancy, a threat, or years of being told the family property is not theirs — and they want to say it once, to someone who will not make them explain why it matters.
Advocate Gita Acharya takes those consultations herself. She has practised in Pokhara for over two decades, and family and women's rights work has been a constant part of it: divorce and maintenance, custody, domestic violence complaints and protection, and partition claims where a daughter, wife or widow has been left out of a division that the law says includes her.
The legal position in Nepal is stronger than most clients expect. Under the Muluki Civil Code, 2074, daughters have equal rights in ancestral property, divorce grounds are available to both spouses, and maintenance and custody are decided on evidence rather than on who left the house. The Domestic Violence (Offence and Punishment) Act provides for complaint and protection. The gap is usually not the law — it is that nobody has explained it, and that the documents needed to prove a claim are inside a house the client has left.
What we help with
Divorce and separation
Mutual and contested divorce at Kaski District Court, with property, maintenance and custody dealt with together rather than left to be argued about later.
More detailMaintenance and children
Claims for maintenance for you and your children, custody and visitation, and enforcement where an order is being ignored.
More detailDomestic violence and protection
Complaints, interim protection applications, and coordination with the Women and Children Service Centre of Nepal Police in Kaski.
More detailProperty and partition rights
Daughters' equal rights in ancestral property, a widow's rights, and recovery of property transferred to defeat a claim.
More detailIf you are in immediate danger
Safety comes before paperwork. Nepal Police can be reached on 100, and the Women and Children Service Centre in Kaski handles domestic violence cases. Get somewhere safe, get any injury medically documented, and preserve evidence — photographs, messages, medical papers — only where it is safe to do so. Then call us and we will take the legal steps from there.
You can also message +977 9856032228 on WhatsApp. Nothing is filed and no family member is contacted without your instruction.
What to bring — and what to do if you cannot
Ideally: your citizenship certificate, marriage registration, children's birth certificates, land ownership certificates, bank details and anything in writing that shows what has happened.
Realistically, clients often arrive with none of it, because the documents are in a house they have left. That does not stop the case. Certified copies of most records can be obtained — citizenship, marriage and birth registration from the ward and District Administration Office, land records from the Land Revenue Office. Come with what you have and we will work out how to get the rest.
Questions women ask us most
Is there a female lawyer in Pokhara for divorce cases?
Yes. Advocate Gita Acharya is a woman advocate practising in Pokhara with over 20 years of experience, and she takes divorce, maintenance, custody and domestic violence consultations personally at the office at Mustang Chowk, Pokhara-7. Call or WhatsApp +977 9856032228.
Can I speak to a woman advocate privately, without my family knowing?
Yes. Consultations are confidential and no relative is contacted without your instruction. If it is unsafe to be seen visiting a law office, message +977 9856032228 on WhatsApp first and we will arrange a time and, where necessary, a discreet way to meet.
What can I do about domestic violence in Pokhara?
You can lodge a complaint under the Domestic Violence (Offence and Punishment) Act, seek interim protection from the court, and involve the Women and Children Service Centre of Nepal Police in Kaski. Where there is immediate danger, safety comes first and the legal steps follow. Preserve evidence where you safely can — medical records, photographs, messages — because these decide the case.
Do I have rights to property if I leave my husband's house?
Your property rights do not disappear because you move out, and leaving for safety does not forfeit a claim. What you can recover depends on which property is joint or ancestral, what was acquired during the marriage, and what the land records show. Bring the ownership certificates and marriage documents to the consultation — and take advice before signing anything a relative asks you to sign.
Can you help if I am abroad and my marriage in Nepal has broken down?
Yes. Many women working in the Gulf, Malaysia, Korea, Japan or further afield run their cases in Pokhara through an authorised power of attorney attested at the Nepali embassy or consulate. We handle the filing and hearings here and keep you updated directly.
Speak to a woman advocate in Pokhara
Private consultation with Advocate Gita Acharya at Mustang Chowk, Pokhara-7. Call or WhatsApp +977 9856032228 — in Nepali, English or Hindi.
Mustang Chowk, Pokhara-7, Kaski, Gandaki Province, Nepal · Sunday–Thursday 10:00–17:00 · Friday 10:00–15:00 · Saturday closed