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Both parents are responsible for unmarried daughter’s maintenance

2 Apr 2010 By videv 10 Comments

It seems points of law can get clarified only when an unusual case arises and someone takes it all the way to high court or supreme court.

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Child-cant-pick-parent-to-seek-maintenance/articleshow/5753124.cms

MUMBAI: Can a child choose from which of her two separated parent she wants maintenance or funding for higher education? In a recent but unusual case, a Bombay High Court order may have ensured that the girl, no longer a minor, who had sued her father for child support may now get her mother, in whose custody she is, to chip in as well.

The HC allowed the plea of a 56-year-old man to make his ex-wife a party to case for maintenance filed by his daughter against him. Justice Roshan Dalvi set aside an order passed by judge V J Lohiya of the Bandra family court last December and directed that incomes of both the father and mother must be considered while deciding the application of their 22-year-old daughter who is pursuing medical studies.

In this case, the family of four had begun its less-than-ordinary descent into disintegration when the husband, a former excise employee, filed for divorce in 2005 on grounds of cruelty citing his wife’s penchant for contesting elections. She had joined the civic polls fray twice—once as an Independent and once on a party ticket—but lost.

She had opposed but he eventually won a divorce in 2008. At that time, the family court also rejected his wife’s claim under the Hindu Marriage Act for maintenance since she had an independent income from a `wine shop’ she ran in Andheri.

Last year, the daughter, staying with her mother since the divorce proceedings began and now studying BDS in a state college, claimed maintenance from her father before the family court. She said he was not paying her a farthing as child maintenance and that her mother has been supporting her by taking private loans for payment of the donation, admission and college fees for her education. She sought the maintenance under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act which calls for a daughter being maintained by a father till she gets married or starts earning. Her brother lives with her father.

The news reporting is itself against the facts as explained below.  The Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act does not say that unmarried daughter has to be maintained by only father.

The father, who has a hotel in the Konkan area, argued that he alone must not be made to pay. The mother should also be made a party in the maintenance case. His lawyers, Ramesh and Sadhana Lalwani, said the Supreme Court has held that both parents are liable to look after a child if the mother is earning too.

The man also said his ex-wife was earning an income from a restaurant she runs and from a house given by him that she has let out at Vile Parle. His daughter opposed the plea, calling his application “a dishonest attempt to wriggle out of his duty to maintain her”. The family court seemed to agree and said it was “the sweet choice and privilege of the child to demand maintenance from either parent. She cannot be compelled to seek maintenance from her mother as well”.

Family court was dead wrong!   The section 20 of Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act clearly says that the responsibility of maintenance of unmarried daughter lies on both parents.  Note the “his or her” being used consistently in all clauses below:

READ:  Only legally wedded wife can get maintenance under Hindu laws

20. Maintenance of children and aged parents

(1) Subject to the provisions of this section a Hindu is bound, during his or her lifetime, to maintain his or her legitimate or illegitimate children and his or her aged or infirm parents.

(2) A legitimate or illegitimate child may claim maintenance from his or her father or mother so long as the child is a minor.

(3) The obligation of a person to maintain his or her aged or infirm parent or a daughter who is unmarried extends insofar as the parent or the unmarried daughter, as the case may be, is unable to maintain himself or herself out of his or her own earnings or other property.

The man appealed in the HC and two weeks ago, Justice Dalvi, who was initially shocked that a father, who his daughter claimed was a “builder and earned in crores” was not paying a penny to his child, finally agreed with the Lalwanis that the amount of maintenance payable by each parent since both are earning may have to worked out by the court first. The lawyers then conceded that the daughter may then be entitled not to claim that rightful share from her mother.

Justice Dalvi said: “I am sure the mother would not grudge maintaining her daughter until she starts earning herself…” But to determine the maintenance amount, the “truthful picture” of what both parents—the father denied he was a builder but did not disclose his income either—earn must first be determined. She directed the family court to consider the income of both parents and decide the maintenance payable by either to their daughter.

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  1. K Rajeshwar Rao says

    November 15, 2017 at 11:41 am

    I want to cite a case of my sister applied for divorce under 498A and got divorced from lower court in 2002. My sister became custodian of her 5yr old daughter with one-time settlement of Rs 1Lac as they prooved that her husband’s income was zero though his father was govt.employee with Indian railways. My sister who doesn’t acquire much education and couldn’t able to generate income neither having shelter, being a brother it was my foremost duty to assist and provided financial as well as moral support to both. At this moment her daughter, raised by her mother is persuing her BSc-2nd yr degree. All these 15yrs passed none of from her parental visited and enquired about their daughter/grand daughter. Her father remarried immdtly after the divorce itself. Now Niece who is 20yrs wants claim from her father for her rest of her life further eductaion,marriage etc wherein her father seems to be financial strenthened since now I am also not in a position to help them further financially. Does she have right for property share from her father under the law. Pl advise

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    • videv says

      December 9, 2017 at 2:54 pm

      Children above 18 can’t claim maintenance under CrPC 125. It seems the divorce was final with settlement towards child as part of it, so the chance of success of any petition asking for more financial assistance for child at this stage seems difficult. A woman can ask for maintenance even after divorce under CrPC 125 but if the settlement was done mutually then it may be impossible in that circumstance to file a fresh case. Even then filing it for a major daughter may prove difficult.

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  2. Kshithija Prakashan says

    October 25, 2017 at 5:13 pm

    What is the name of the case?

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    • videv says

      October 26, 2017 at 11:23 pm

      There is a general legal principle (read Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act) that parents have to share in proportion of their income. It’s just a societal mindset that father has to bear whole financial expenses of children.

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  3. Janaki Saxena says

    November 16, 2016 at 4:09 pm

    Is an unmarried daughter with independent income obligated to live with or provide maintenance to parents who are senior citizens?

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    • videv says

      November 21, 2016 at 8:19 am

      As per Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, Children is defined to include non-minor son, daughter, grandson, grand-daughter and it doesn’t mention anything about married status of children, so unmarried daughter will also be liable. More than one children are liable in proportion to their incomes. Living with parents is not an obligation as part of this law, only maintenance /residence provision etc.

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  4. KSV Mallikarjuna rao says

    April 16, 2016 at 1:02 am

    if a person died leaving 3 daughters and 3 sons out of which one daughter is unmarried and physically handicapped. The Hindu Succession Act amendment 2005 gives equal right to all children of deceased father irrespective of daughers or sons. In this instance case, when property is equally distributed among daughters and sons, who has to take care of physically handicapped unmarried daughter. Does this physically handicapped unmarried daughter comes under purview of Old age people protection act (?) or so.

    If none of the above daughters or brothers are not looking after this handicapped unmarried lady, what are the protections the constitution has made and laws made?

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    • videv says

      April 17, 2016 at 3:51 pm

      I don’t know details of succession act, but it should be possible to make someone guardian or create a trust with funds, for purpose of welfare of the person. Someone has to manage the trust etc, so you can talk to some advocate for details on how to do it.

      I don’t think senior citizens act will apply unless she’s senior age.

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  5. saroj says

    September 25, 2015 at 10:57 pm

    In hindu adoption n maintenance act it is written for unmarried major girl his OR her bt not his AND her . So it shows either father or mother.plz clarify if wd ceitation if mother not earning bt qualifed lady and father govt servent than who shd give maintenance.need ur help.

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    • videv says

      September 26, 2015 at 11:09 am

      father and mother can share in proportion of income, that is the law and there are many judgments like that; but you have to search citations yourselves

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