http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Mumbai/2nd-wife-has-no-legal-claim-/articleshow/5891496.cms MUMBAI: A 64-year-old television actor, who is the second wife of an Andheri resident, recently moved the Bombay high court, seeking maintenance from her former husband, after their 17-year relationship ended. However, a division bench of Justice A P Deshpande and Justice R P Sondurbaldota rejected her maintenance plea, saying she was not the “legally wedded wife”. “As far as Hindus are concerned, marriage laws fall under the Hindu Marriage Act. So, unless the marriage is valid under the provisions of the HMA, those entering into such a marriage cannot describe themselves as a man and wife,” said the …[Continue Reading]
Both parents are responsible for unmarried daughter’s maintenance
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. 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 …[Continue Reading]
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