Practical Legal Guidance

Maintenance

Financial support one person is legally obligated to provide to a spouse, child, or dependent parent.

Detailed Meaning

Maintenance obligations arise both under personal laws applicable to the parties and under the general provision available to any person regardless of religion, providing support to a spouse, minor child, or aged/infirm parent unable to maintain themselves, and can be ordered on an interim or final basis.

Authoritative Sources & Provenance

Frequently Asked Questions

Who can claim maintenance under Indian law?

A wife, children, and parents unable to maintain themselves can generally claim maintenance under Section 125 CrPC/the corresponding BNSS provision, in addition to any remedies available under the applicable personal law or, for women facing domestic violence, under the Domestic Violence Act.

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