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Can a wife receive maintenance twice for the same period from different courts? Gautam Budh Nagar Court answered this question while deciding interim maintenance in a case that could impact many matrimonial disputes. NOIDA: The Civil Judge (Junior Division), Gautam Budh Nagar has held that a wife cannot receive double maintenance for the same periodā¦
Can interim maintenance be counted from separation date instead of case filing? Delhi HC answers clearlyābut does this ignore financial strain on husbands? NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has clarified an important legal point on interim maintenance under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. The Court stated that interim maintenance mustā¦
If a wife earns ā¹1.5 lakh monthly, why is a ājoblessā husband still expected to pay maintenance? And can property ownership alone make courts assume a man is ānot willing to pay the maintenance amountā? BENGALURU: In a recent order, Justice V Srishananda of the Karnataka High Court refused to increase maintenance in a domesticā¦
Even when the marriage itself is under dispute, does the husband still remain financially liable? The Himachal Pradesh High Court ruled that legal annulment is necessary to deny marital obligations. SHIMLA: In a recent judgment, Justice Sandeep Sharma of the Himachal Pradesh High Court dismissed a husbandās plea and upheld maintenance granted to the wifeā¦
Is alimony really fixed at 25% or decided randomly by courts? Or is there a deeper legal method that most people still donāt understand? NEW DELHI: In India, the biggest myth in divorce law is that maintenance is calculated by some fixed formula. It is not. There is no universal 25% rule, no automatic half-salary [ā¦]
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