Can Divorced Parents Sign an Agreement Preventing the Other Parent From Meeting Their Child? Delhi High Court Ruling 2026
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: October 2026 Imagine a couple negotiating a divorce settlement. They agree on property, financial arrangements and who will raise their child. The negotiations become difficult, and one parent eventually agrees to a condition that prevents the other parent from meeting the child. Both sign […]
Section 498A and Maintenance in India: Can a Criminal Case Affect a Wife’s Right to Financial Support in 2026?
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: October 2026 Introduction Section 498A and maintenance rights are important issues in matrimonial disputes in India. When a wife files a cruelty complaint against her husband or his relatives, questions often arise about financial support, maintenance proceedings and the legal remedies available to both […]
Economic Abuse Under the Domestic Violence Act: Can Unpaid Child Maintenance Count?
By Advocate Karan Dua | Matrimonial and Domestic Violence Lawyer in Delhi Economic abuse under the Domestic Violence Act can involve more than controlling a spouse’s money. In certain circumstances, refusing to provide essential financial support may also become relevant to domestic violence proceedings. This issue is particularly important when a mother has been meeting […]
Can a Maintenance Case and Divorce Case Be Heard in Different Cities? Supreme Court’s 2026 Ruling on Transfer Petitions
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation | New Delhi Introduction Maintenance and divorce case transfer can become an important legal issue when spouses must attend court proceedings in different cities. Imagine a husband filing for divorce in Delhi while his wife pursues maintenance proceedings in another state. Repeated travel can increase expenses, disrupt work […]
Adultery and Interim Maintenance: Can an Allegation Stop the Money? The Supreme Court’s 2026 Ruling Explained
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi Picture a Delhi family court on an ordinary Tuesday. A wife has asked for interim maintenance. Her husband’s lawyer stands up with a folder of photographs and a single claim: she is living in adultery, so she gets nothing. What happens next? For years, judges handled […]
Can a Husband Reduce Wife’s Maintenance by Supporting His Pensioner Parents?
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation | New Delhi A husband may have genuine responsibilities towards his elderly parents. He may contribute to their medicines, household expenses and daily care. But can he use those responsibilities to substantially reduce the maintenance payable to his wife and minor child, especially when his parents already receive […]
Can You Waive Maintenance in a Divorce Settlement and Claim It Later? What the Supreme Court Said in 2026
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: October 2026 Picture a couple in a Saket Family Court corridor. They have fought for three years. Today they sign a settlement, and the wife agrees to give up all future maintenance in return for a lump sum. The judge grants the divorce, and […]
“She Is Not My Wife”: Can a Husband Stop a Maintenance Case by Disputing the Marriage?
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: October 2026 A wife files for maintenance. The husband replies with one sentence: “She is not my wife.” Suddenly the case is no longer about money. It is about whether a marriage ever existed. This clash makes disputed marriage maintenance one of the trickiest […]
Can In-Laws Be Held Liable in a 498A or Domestic Violence Case Just Because They Are Family? Delhi High Court’s 2026 Position
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: October 2026 When a marriage collapses and an FIR lands, it rarely names only the husband. Parents, sisters, brothers, sometimes an aunt who lives in another city all end up in the complaint. So the question families ask us first is whether in-laws can […]
Can Maintenance Increase Every Year? What the 2026 High Courts Said About Inflation
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: October 2026 Introduction A maintenance order may look final when the court fixes a monthly amount. But what happens when that same amount has to support a wife or child for the next five, eight or ten years? Rent increases. School fees increase. Medical […]