Allahabad HC rules widowed daughter-in-law can seek maintenance from father-in-law; husband’s obligation does not end with death.
Read Full ArticleMadras HC grants divorce, holds wife’s post-petition DV complaint amounts to fresh cruelty; condonation cannot bar relief.
Gujarat HC sets aside Family Court order mandating weekly court visits for a minor child, stressing child welfare and calling the approach unjust.
Andhra Pradesh High Court rules maintenance is absolute; unemployment or pending cases cannot excuse a husband from paying wife and child.
Kerala High Court holds that a woman who deserted her husband is not entitled to past maintenance for the period of separation, while child maintenance remains unaffected.
Kerala High Court holds that a divorced Muslim woman can claim maintenance under Section 125 CrPC even after receiving amounts under the 1986 Act.
Bombay High Court rules that a working wife with sufficient income is not entitled to interim maintenance; child’s maintenance must be paid from the date of application.
Supreme Court dissolves marriage under Article 142, granting mutual consent divorce and commending the wife for waiving alimony and returning gold.
MP High Court holds Section 65B certificate is not mandatory in Family Court cases, allowing electronic evidence to be admitted under Section 14 of the Family Courts Act.
Supreme Court rules that working from home cannot determine child custody, dismissing the mother’s appeal while upholding the father’s custody and visitation rights.
Kerala High Court restores maintenance to a wife, ruling that earning capacity or occasional work cannot bar her claim if she lacks stable income.
The Kerala High Court ruled that a Muslim husband cannot avoid maintaining his first wife by citing a second marriage or support provided by their adult son.
Kerala High Court rules that husbands cannot reduce maintenance by citing loans or savings; gross income must be considered under Section 125 CrPC.
Kerala High Court held that an adult Christian daughter cannot claim maintenance under Section 125 CrPC unless unable to maintain herself due to disability.
Delhi HC held that courts must ensure their jurisdiction isn’t “snatched away” in child custody disputes involving foreign nationals likely to flee the country.
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