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Parents' support to wife doesn't relieve husband of maintenance duty: Allahabad HCThe Allahabad High Court has ruled that a husband cannot deny maintenance to his wife simply because her parents offer financial help. The ...- Wife earning over Rs 60,000 seeks maintenance from husband with Rs 1 lakh income; court draws lineA Delhi court has declined a woman's request for interim maintenance despite her husband's monthly income exceeding Rs 1 lakh, observing th...
- Marriage over, liability remains: HC orders husband to pay maintenance to wife despite his student status16 year old student married 25 years old girl; After marriage breaks down she asks for maintenance which he denies on the ground of being a...
- Qualified but not working? HC denies maintenance to doctor wife, says she can’t burden husbandThe Allahabad High Court has ruled that a qualified wife, capable of earning but choosing not to work solely to burden her husband, can be ...
- Husband wanted wife to stay home with his parents; her decision to pursue career despite his disapproval is not cruelty, rules Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has ruled that a wife's career choice is not cruelty. A woman's decision to open her own dental clinic was opposed by her...
- Couples and money: Why shared financial decisions, clear spending rules, and transparency matter in relationshipsWithout a definition of priority and discretion, many households suffer from ad hocism. How should they spend for the common good without s...
- Education alone no ground to deny maintenance to wife: Delhi CourtA Delhi court has ruled that an educated woman cannot be denied financial support. The court upheld an order for a man to pay interim maint...
- Don’t marry if you can’t pay maintenance: Allahabad HC’s blunt message to husbandsThe Allahabad High Court has ruled that a man cannot use financial hardship as an excuse to avoid supporting his wife and children. Upholdi...
- Justice Lisa Gill becomes first woman chief justice of Andhra HCJustice Lisa Gill has made history as the first woman to lead the Andhra Pradesh High Court. The Supreme Court Collegium recommended her el...
- Husband can’t be ordered to pay child maintenance if DNA test conclusively proves he is not the father, rules Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court ruled a husband is not obligated to pay child maintenance if a DNA test confirms he is not the biological father, even if...
- Maintenance relief for husband: Allahabad HC allows arrears to be paid in 10 EMIs, fixes payout at 25% of incomeThe Allahabad High Court ordered a husband to pay 25% of his monthly income, assessed at Rs 24,000, as maintenance to his wife and child, t...
- Mother sues son working in Gulf for Rs 25,000 support; Kerala High Court grants Rs 5,000, says son can't escape responsibility just because he is marriedA mother can claim maintenance from her son even if her husband is alive and provides support. The Kerala High Court upheld a Rs 5,000 mont...
- Misuse of law: Grandfather’s bid to reopen child maintenance case when father is alive & able rejected by Madras HCIn a recent ruling, the Madras High Court turned down a grandfather's petition for child support from his ex-daughter-in-law, highlighting ...
- Wife hid her Rs 1 lakh monthly salary; Madras High Court cuts her maintenance payment from Rs 15,000 to Rs 10,000The Madras High Court has reduced a wife's interim maintenance from Rs 15,000 to Rs 10,000. The court found she had concealed her actual in...
- Working wife can still claim maintenance, says Delhi HC; orders husband to pay ₹1.5 lakh monthlyThe Delhi High Court has ruled that a working woman is entitled to maintenance from her husband if her income cannot sustain the marital li...
- Earning, divorced wife not to pay for child’s maintenance; husband has to bear entire expense, rules Delhi High courtThe Delhi High Court rejected a husband's plea for making his wife pay equal share of child maintenance expenses. The court gave important ...
- Husband asked to pay 80% of notional monthly income as interim maintenance to wifeThe Delhi High Court ordered a husband, having a notional monthly income of Rs 15,000, to pay Rs 12,000 monthly as interim maintenance to h...
- Child should not be made to suffer due to husband-wife dispute, says Supreme CourtIn view of facts and circumstances of the case and in exercise of powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, the decree passed by the Fa...
- Maneka Gandhi seeks tax exemption on maintenance allowance to womenGandhi has requested that maintenance amount, both to the wife as well as to the child, be absolved from tax in such cases on the ground th...
- After alimony, no extra money can be paid for child, rules HCThe Bombay High Court has ruled that once a woman has claimed permanent alimony from husband as divorce settlement, she cannot claim more m...
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