Man Can’t Be Forced To Pay Maintenance If DNA Test Shows He’s Not Child’s Father: Supreme Court
A landmark Supreme Court ruling has shaken family law debates by holding that no man can be compelled to pay…
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If You Cannot Maintain Your Wife And Children, Don’t Get Married: Allahabad High Court Upholds Interim Maintenance Despite Husband’s Claim Of Wife Living With Another Man
Can a husband escape legal responsibility after marriage by citing low income, liabilities, and allegations of his wife’s affair? The…
Father’s Duty To Maintain Child Is Absolute Despite Mother’s Employment: Uttarakhand High Court Upholds Interim Maintenance, Says Loans And Family Liabilities Are Secondary
Despite earning mother, existing debts and dependent family members, the Uttarakhand High Court upheld the father’s obligation to pay maintenance….
Father Must Bear Greater Financial Responsibility Despite Working Mother: Bombay High Court Doubles Child’s Maintenance Amount
The Bombay High Court recognised the unpaid caregiving and day-to-day efforts of the mother while increasing the father’s financial liability…
Husband Must Maintain Wife First, Loan EMIs No Defence: Supreme Court Enhances Maintenance To ₹25,000
Can a husband reduce maintenance liability by citing loan EMIs? Supreme Court says- No, holding that repayments for loans cannot…
Wife’s Second Domestic Violence Case Not Maintainable: Nagpur Court Rejects Fresh Complaint For Lack Of Fresh Cause Of Action, Vacates Interim Maintenance
Can vague and repeated allegations be used again to reopen closed disputes and put continued legal pressure on a man?…
Divorce Granted To Husband On Ground Of Desertion By Wife, Yet He Remains Liable To Pay Maintenance U/S 125 CrPC: Orissa High Court
Wife leaves within weeks of marriage, husband gets divorce—still has to pay maintenance? Does law ignore fault and continue financial…
Wife’s Engineering Degree Irrelevant Without Proof of Income: MP High Court Upholds Husband’s Liability to Pay ₹40,000 Maintenance Under Section 125 CrPC
The Madhya Pradesh High Court says a wife cannot be denied maintenance after leaving work due to marital obligations. When…
Woman Cannot Conceal Her Income In Maintenance Proceedings: Rajasthan High Court Allows Husband To Call For Wife’s Employment Records Under Section 94 BNSS
Can a wife hide her income and still expect the court to decide the maintenance case without verifying her true…
Wife’s Acceptance of Full and Final Settlement Does Not Waive Her Future Maintenance Rights; Punjab & Haryana High Court Holds Compromise No Bar to Claim Under Section 125 CrPC
The Punjab and Haryana High Court held that the wife’s waiver of future maintenance claim is against public policy and…
