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Table of Contents
Ch 1. Introduction - Purpose, Intended Audience
Ch 1-1. Topics not covered, Glossary, Writing Style, Contact
Ch 2. Why fighting maintenance cases well is the best strategy
Ch2-1. IPC 498A, 406, DV Act, CrPC 125, RCR, Divorce. Which one is most important
Ch2-2. Golden rule - Fight interim maintenance case whether under CrPC 125 or DV Act (or even HMA 24), as if your life depends on it
Ch2-3. Suggested approach in this book
Ch 3. What is maintenance and why it came into being
Ch 3-1. Factors used in US for deciding on maintenance
Ch 3-2. Indian situation about rules and factors for deciding maintenance
Ch 4. Understanding sections of CrPC 125 and implications
Ch 4-1. Understanding basics of CrPC 125 and implications
Ch 4-2. What happens if husband doesn't pay maintenance?
Ch 5. Understanding sections of DV Act (PWDVA) and implications
Ch 5-1. How is a DV case different from CrPC 125?
Ch 5-2. Section 2. Important terms in PWDVA - let's learn the basics
Ch 5-3. Section 3. What can be alleged to be domestic violence?
Ch 5-4. A simple approach to fight DV allegations
Ch 5-5. Section 5 - DV and 498A both, Section 9, 10 - When women's NGO calls you, Section 12 - Time for disposal
Ch 5-6. Section 13. Notice to respondent
Ch 5-7. Section 14 - Counselling, Section 16 - Proceedings in private
Ch 5-8. Section 17. Right to reside in shared household
Ch 5-9. Section 18. Protection orders - Honey, I won't hurt you again!
Ch 5-10. Section 19. Residence order - wife comes, wife stays, you go out
Ch 5-11. I am fearing DV case, should I sell my house?
Ch 5-12. Section 20. Monetary reliefs - It's all about Money, Honey!
Ch 5-13. Want to save maintenance? Invite your wife to "DV House"
Ch 5-14. Section 21. Custody Orders, Section 22 - Compensation
Ch 5-15. Section 23 - Interim and Ex-parte orders, Section 24 - Order copies
Ch 5-16. Section 25 - Duration and alteration of orders, Section 26 - Multiple proceedings
Ch 5-17. Section 27 - Jurisdiction, Section 28 - Procedure of trial
Ch 5-18. Section 29 - Appeal, Section 31 - Jail term on violation of protection order
Ch 5-19. Section 36 - Other laws still apply, Section 37 - DV Rules
Ch 6. Proceedings and summons in CrPC 125, DV Act
Ch 6-1. Procedure for Summons in CrPC 125 case
Ch 6-2. What happens in court in first hearing?
Ch 6-3. How to file Objections to wife's application?
Ch 7. How to find and manage a lawyer?
Ch 7-1. Setting expectations, Managing your advocate, handling communication
Ch 8. Things to do - Evidence, Story, CrPC 91, Show expenses
Ch 8-1. Wife's Earnings, Qualifications, finding proofs
Ch 8-2. Collecting wife's earnings evidence, CrPC 91
Ch 8-3. Own investments, expenses, maintenance to parents
Ch 9. Myths and things one should not do
Ch 10. How to use judgments and precedents?
Ch 11. Judgments about wife's eligibility for maintenance and how much amount awarded
Ch 12. Judgments about maintenance amount when multiple cases
Ch 13. Judgments about arrears of maintenance, warrant, arrest, jail etc
Ch 14. CrPC 125 maintenance denied judgments
Ch 15. DV Act, procedures to follow before maintenance order
Ch 16. DV Act maintenance denied judgments
Ch 17. Other DV Act judgments
Ch 18. Final thoughts
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