Celina Jaitley has spoken candidly about one of the most difficult moments of her ongoing divorce battle with her husband, Peter Haag. She described the day the divorce papers arrived, revealing that because they were written in German, her twin sons had to be the ones to read the notice out loud to her. She also alleged that she was later told she needed to find work in Austria so she could see her children.
Celina Jaitly the day the divorce papers arrived
Speaking to India Today, Celina shared that the divorce papers arrived on a day meant for celebration, their 15th wedding anniversary. She recalled that her husband accompanied her to the post office to collect the documents, but refused to translate them, even though the notice was in German, a language she was not fluent in. She said: “I thought it was a letter from the council or something to do with my residence. He dropped me down the hill where our house was and I climbed back up. My twins were at home doing homework. I asked them: “Beta, can you read this to me? It’s very high German. I’m not going to spend half an hour translating it.’ My twins had to read that terrible divorce notice with all kinds of strange accusations against me. I was getting a divorce for not being enough for my husband’s needs and for the irreparable breakdown of our marriage. I thought it was a joke.”
Celina Jaitly was told to ‘get a job as a supermarket cleaner’
Celina also shared that a judge had recommended that the couple separate amicably, and she quickly responded by sending a proposal for an amicable settlement to her husband’s lawyers. She said: “I said I don’t want anything. I just want my assets back and the money I invested, and I want us to continue with shared custody. I went with my husband to talk to him after his lawyer said he wouldn’t be able to come back to Mumbai after the divorce, and they said, “Get a job if you want access to the kids.”I said, ‘What job am I going to do?’ And they said to me: “I will give you a job as a cleaner in a supermarket.” We don’t look down on jobs here like you do in India.”
Celina Jaitly’s complaint of marriage and domestic violence
Celina married Peter Haag in 2010. The couple share three children, having lost one of their twins to heart disease in 2017. In November 2025, Celina filed a complaint against Peter under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, alleging that she had suffered continuous domestic violence.
The FIR and Celina Jaitly custody battle
Reports indicate that the Mumbai Police filed an FIR against Peter based on a complaint filed by Celina. She has also moved under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, seeking maintenance and compensation. Celina has also alleged that she has been denied access to her children, despite an existing shared custody agreement between the two.
Husband and father-in-law of Celina Jaitly legal notices
In May, Semwal & Co., a Mumbai-based law firm, confirmed that Celina’s estranged husband Peter Haag and her father, DI Wolfgang J. Haag, had each sent separate legal notices to the actor. According to the notices, he had made defamatory statements about them through interviews and social media amid the divorce and child custody battle. The family denied all allegations of abuse, harassment and intimidation, objected to their three children being repeatedly brought up in public, and demanded that the content in dispute be removed and a public apology be issued, warning of civil and criminal action if their demands are not met.