Are prenups enforceable in India? 4 narrow pathways to legally bind pre-nuptial intent and protect wealthMuch of the uncertainty around pre-nuptial agreements, or prenups, stems from India’s long-held view of marriage as a sacrament rather than...
'Nearly 42% men took loan to pay alimony': New survey reveals how divorce hits women and men in IndiaA recent study by 1 Finance Magazine highlights the significant and often underestimated financial repercussions of divorce in India. Nearl...
Mental cruelty: Know how a husband won a divorce battle in High Court as wife mocked his physical infirmity; Permanent alimony amount to be decidedIn 2025, the Odisha High Court validated a divorce decree, affirming that a wife's demeaning remarks about her husband's physical disabilit...
Alimony and Income Tax: Is ex-wife liable to pay income tax on settlement amount received from husband in a divorce case?Alimony tax: Did you ever wonder if alimony is taxable for the ex-wife. This is because the alimony is paid by husband after paying all the...
Permanent alimony of Rs 500 crore sought by wife from US based husband; SC grants Rs 12 crore and warns against misuse of 498ASupreme Court: The Apex court recently passed an judgement regarding an alimony case where the husband was ordered to pay Rs 12 crore as pe...
Coimbatore man pays Rs 80,000 alimony in Rs 1 and Rs 2 coins at courtA 37-year-old Coimbatore man attempted to pay Rs 80,000 of his court-ordered alimony using bundles of Rs 1 and Rs 2 coins. The court reject...
Wife cannot seek alimony to equalise husband's current wealth: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court rejected a wife's claim for alimony based on her husband's wealth. The court criticized the misuse of criminal charges in...
Atul Subhash suicide: After asking man to pay Rs 5 crore in an old divorce case, SC lists 8 factors to decide alimonyAtul Subhash suicide case: The Honourable Supreme Court has passed its judgement in a similar case where a husband filed divorce case on th...
Skipping a marriage ceremony can nullify it, impact woman's legal rightsValid Hindu Marriage as per laws: The Supreme Court in a recent order said that a Hindu marriage is considered valid if it meets the criter...
Parliament exercises sovereign power to enact laws, no outside authority can dictate, Centre tells SCUpadhyay had, in August 2020, filed the PIL seeking "uniform grounds of divorce" for all citizens, in keeping with the spirit of the Consti...
What a husband stands to lose if he divorces his wifeWhen you are finding it difficult to hold your marriage together and contemplating a formal separation, you need to be mindful of not only ...
Govt refrains to comment on SC notice regarding Uniform Civil CodeResponding to a question in Lok Sabha on whether the government has taken note of the observation made by the Supreme Court with regard to ...
AIMPLB moves SC opposing plea seeking uniform grounds of maintenance and alimonyThe AIMPLB opposed advocate and BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay's plea on the basis that personal laws cannot be tested on the anvil of A...
Alimony and Streedhan: Financial aspects decodedApart from streedhan, a woman is also entitled to alimony. Here is a closer what each of these are.
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ET Wealth: Here's all you wanted to know about your alimony rightsMaintenance and alimony are subjects of great debate in India. We tell you the basics of what the proceedings entail.