PRATIBHA RANI, J.

1. The appellant-wife is aggrieved by the judgment and decree dated July 21, 2016 passed by learned Judge, Family Court in HMA Petition No.289/2014 (Old No.647/2012) whereby the marriage between the parties is dissolved by a decree of divorce.

2. The appellant-wife in this case is well qualified. She is M.Com, B.Ed. employed as Post Graduate Teacher in a reputed public school in Delhi. The respondent-husband is also well placed in a private company earning a decent salary. We shall hereinafter refer the parties as the ‘wife’ and the ‘husband’.

3. It is admitted case of the parties that they got married on February 22, 2004 in accordance with Hindu rites and ceremonies. The couple was blessed with a female child on December 08, 2004. Matrimonial discord started in the year 2005. Since at the matrimonial home the parents-in-law of the wife were also residing, the parties started living separately in a rented accommodation in close proximity to the matrimonial home. The wife left the rented accommodation in December, 2006. Litigations between the parties started in the year 2007 which was put to an end by them by entering into a Memorandum of Understanding on