Bollywood actress and former beauty queen Celina Jaitly has opened up about her ongoing legal battle and bitter separation from her husband, Austrian entrepreneur Peter Haag. In a lengthy social media post shared on October 13, 2026, the actress recounted the emotional and financial strain of the past year as she contends with divorce proceedings and a fight for custody of her children in Austrian courts. Reflecting on her arrival in Mumbai a year earlier with only basic personal items, legal paperwork, and her late mother’s sari, Jaitly described the period following the breakdown of her 15-year marriage as the most challenging chapter of her life.

Surprise Notice: From Anniversary Expectation to Legal Proceedings

Jaitly described the sequence of events that marked the formal end of the couple’s relationship:

The September 2025 Notice: The actress recounted that in early September 2025, around the time of their 15th wedding anniversary, she was taken to a local post office expecting an anniversary gesture, only to receive a formal legal notice for divorce.

Mutual Separation Effort: During their initial court appearance, the presiding judge granted the couple an interim window until November to attempt reaching an amicable, mutual separation agreement.

Failed Appeals for Compromise: Jaitly stated that she appealed directly to Haag to resolve the separation peacefully for the well-being of their children and family, offering to avoid contentious court claims regarding past relationship trauma to spare legal expenses.

Dismissive Responses: According to Jaitly, her appeals were redirected toward legal counsel, accompanied by dismissive remarks suggesting she work as a cleaner if she lacked funds to sustain cross-border litigation.

Financial Controls, Property Disputes, and an Escape at 1 AM

The actress detailed extensive disputes regarding personal property and access to financial resources:

Claims on Premarital Assets: Jaitly stated that following the breakdown of talks, legal filings sought claims over her premarital assets, alongside restrictions attempting to bar her from leaving Austria if she wished to maintain contact with her children.

Restricted Bank Access: She noted being cut off from joint Austrian bank accounts while discovering simultaneous maneuvers aimed at liquidating her premarital properties located in India.

Surveillance Allegations: The actress alleged that her routine household interactions and minor disciplinary talks with the children were being documented to question her parental fitness in court filings.

Late-Night Departure: With assistance from Austrian neighbors, Jaitly left her residence at 1:00 AM, spending a week in a nearby hotel where she maintained communication with her children via digital video calls and phone check-ins before traveling to India.

Custody Complexities and the Austrian Legal Process

Jaitly expressed deep distress regarding her ongoing parental relationship with her children:

Disrupted Communication: Following legal steps taken to protect her premarital assets, direct communication channels with her sons were abruptly cut off, with one child messaging her about claims being made that she had abandoned them.

Jurisdictional Shifts: The actress alleged that her children are being subjected to parental alienation and are frequently shifted between different Austrian regional jurisdictions to complicate her efforts to secure joint custody.

Continued Legal Contest: Jaitly stated that despite the ongoing emotional exhaustion of cross-border legal proceedings, she remains determined to pursue shared custody and legal justice through formal judicial channels.

Marriage Timeline and Family Background

Celina Jaitly and Peter Haag were married in 2010 following her career in mainstream Hindi cinema:

Family History: The couple welcomed twin boys, Winston and Viraaj, in 2012.

Second Set of Twins: In 2017, Jaitly gave birth to a second set of twin boys, Arthur and Shamsher. Tragic complications arose when infant Shamsher passed away shortly after birth due to a congenital heart condition.

Current Proceedings: The ongoing divorce and custody dispute is being actively contested across Austrian judicial jurisdictions following Haag’s initial filing in 2025.