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Celina Jaitly says husband refused her request for an amicable separation
Actor Celina Jaitly says she asked Peter Haag for an amicable separation to reduce the strain on their four children.
Jaitly says Haag refused and told her to work as a cleaner if she could not afford legal fees.
The couple had been married for 15 years, and Jaitly says she received a divorce notice in September 2025.
She has accused Haag of abuse and control, allegations described in her account and not independently established here.
Jaitly says she left Austria and has been separated from her children, who she says remain there.
She also says efforts are continuing to take away her joint custody.
She says she is still seeking justice for herself and her children.
Celina Jaitly says her husband, Austrian businessman Peter Haag, refused her request for an amicable separation.
She says he told her to work as a cleaner if she could not afford legal fees.
Jaitly says she received a divorce notice in early September 2025, which she had thought was a wedding anniversary gift.
She says she left Austria for Mumbai and has since faced efforts to take away her joint custody of their children.
These allegations were made in a social media post reported by News18 and the Indian Express; the articles do not include a response from Haag.
- Who
- Actress Celina Jaitly and her estranged husband, Austrian businessman Peter Haag.
- What
- Jaitly says Haag refused her request for an amicable separation and told her to work as a cleaner to pay legal fees.
- When
- She described events from 2025 in a social media post reported on October 13, 2026.
- Where
- The separation and custody dispute involve Austria; Jaitly says she later arrived in Mumbai.
- Why
- Jaitly says she sought an amicable separation for the children and was concerned about paying legal fees.
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Jaitly says she received a divorce notice that she had believed was a 15th wedding anniversary gift.
Jaitly says the judge gave the couple until November to work towards an amicable separation.
News18 reports that Jaitly filed a legal case against Haag, accusing him of domestic violence, cruelty and manipulation.
Jaitly says she arrived in Mumbai with one suitcase after leaving Austria.
- Husband
- Peter Haag, an Austrian businessman
- Marriage
- 15 years, according to Jaitly
- Children
- Four children
- Mumbai arrival
- October 12, a year before her post
- Divorce notice
- Received in early September 2025, according to Jaitly
- Court deadline
- November, according to Jaitly
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What people are saying
I begged my husband: “I promise I will not tell the court about ur abuse & trauma. Let us separate amicably for the children… For my brother… how will I pay for litigation?
I was told to work as a cleaner if I ran short of legal fees.
With my Austrian neighbours’ help, I left at 1 a.m.
Yet I await justice. This is the story of a mother who continues to fight.