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No job or regular income? Husband cannot avoid wife’s maintenance, says Allahabad HCThe Allahabad High Court has delivered a landmark decision affirming that a husband's assertion of being unemployed does not absolve him of...- Wife evicted from mother-in-law’s house over matrimonial disputes with husband; why HC upheld the orderThe Delhi High Court just ruled that matromonial fights can really upset elderly parents and so on this ground the court ordered a wife to ...
- Wife proves husband's incapacity, wins divorce and Rs 10,000 monthly maintenance: Kerala HC Order explainedWife wins divorce and Rs 10,000 monthly maintenance after proving husband is incapacitated from having physical relationship; Kerala HC ord...
- Be a gharjamai: Is wife asking her husband to leave his ageing parents and live in her parents' house as a househusband cruelty? Jharkhand HC judgement answersIn many marriages, each party can, if it so wills, discover many a cause for complaint, but such grievances arise mostly from temperamental...
- Is senior living worth the cost? Financial trade-offs seniors and families need to consider before making the moveAs families shrink and longevity rises, senior living offers independence, companionship and security. But the comfort comes at a real cost.
- Husband refused to pay Rs 9,000 maintenance, saying wife abandoned home and ignored parents; Karnataka HC rejects his plea for this reasonWife didn’t care for his parents and left his Bangalore home without informing, husband said; Karnataka HC rejects his plea to stop paying ...
- Husband claims annual salary fell to Rs 36 lakh, cites Rs 1.7 crore home loan; court orders Rs 2 lakh monthly maintenance to wifeA Gurgaon family court ordered a husband to pay Rs 2 lakh monthly maintenance to his estranged wife and children despite a sharp income dro...
- Divorce dispute turns into legal battle: The financial costs a husband may faceThe aftermath of matrimonial disputes often lingers long after a marriage has ended, imposing hefty financial and legal challenges on men. ...
- Wife sought higher maintenance citing husband’s wealth; High Court rejects plea but orders Rs 46 lakh for daughters' educationHusband claims Rs 20 lakh debt and lost his earning capacity due to the hostile atmosphere and false complaints by wife; HC rejects wife’s ...
- Divorced wife retains right to recover maintenance after ex-husband's death, loses claim for higher paymentBombay High Court has ruled that a divorced wife can continue to recover maintenance already awarded to her, including arrears, from her la...
- Wife asked higher maintenance due to husband’s 8 bigha land, two houses, Rs 50,000 rental income; HC grants her Rs 3,750 maintenance, know whyA husband partly won his maintenance case as the Allahabad High Court reduced his wife's monthly payment. The court acknowledged the unpred...
- 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...
- Husband and two sons to pay Rs 21,000 maintenance to estranged wife living separately from 2015, Madras High Court orderOn September 23, 2025, the Madras High Court will uphold a family court ruling. A retired husband and his two adult sons will be ordered to...
- SC denies maintenance to working woman, cites equal earnings of both husband and wifeThe Supreme Court denied maintenance to a woman employed as an Assistant Professor, holding the same post and salary grade as her estranged...
- SC verdict on maintenance to Muslim women brings back memories of 1985 Shah Bano caseSupreme Court decision echoes Shah Bano case, affirming Muslim women's right to seek maintenance. Controversy over obligations of Muslim hu...
- Husband still bound to provide financial maintainance to first wife even after second marriage: HCThe judge overturned a previous ruling that had reduced monthly payments from Rs 6,000 to ₹Rs 4,000 as requested by the man's first wife. T...
- Karnataka High Court rules that previously employed wife cannot solely rely on husband's maintenanceThe woman argued in her petition that the compensation awarded was insufficient and that the sessions court had arbitrarily reduced both th...
- Supreme Court sets alimony benchmark: 25% of ex-husband’s net salary"The amount of permanent alimony awarded to her must be befitting the status of the parties and the capacity of the spouse to pay maintenan...
- Husband is bound to give maintenance to separated wife: Supreme CourtHolding that wife is entitled in law to lead a life in the similar manner as she would have lived in the house of her husband, the bench sa...
- Divorced woman entitled to provision for residence as well: SCDivorced woman struggling to find a shelter despite getting alimony have been offered succour by the Supreme Court which has held that the ...
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