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July 16, 2026
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: July 2026 This is the question I receive most often from women who are not yet at the divorce stage — or who are not sure they want to be. The marriage is broken in every practical sense. She has left the matrimonial home, […]
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July 15, 2026
The Supreme Court’s April 2026 Answer to the Most Common Argument in Every Maintenance Hearing. By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: July 2026 I have heard this argument more times than I can count. A husband sits across from the maintenance court judge. His salary certificate shows a gross […]
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July 14, 2026
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: July 2026 He had waited years for meaningful access to his child. When the Family Court finally passed the order, it felt like a breakthrough — overnight custody on specified dates. Real time. Not just a Sunday afternoon, not a supervised visit in a […]
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July 10, 2026
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: July 2026 If you’ve been separated from your spouse for years — filing appeal after appeal, attending hearing after hearing, watching your case get adjourned again and again — you already know what a “marriage on paper” feels like. It isn’t a marriage. It’s […]
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July 9, 2026
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: July 2026 It is the most common question I receive from husbands at the first consultation — phrased in many different ways, but always the same question underneath. “She walked out three months ago. She’s living with her parents. Now she’s filed for maintenance. […]
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July 8, 2026
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: July 2026 Introduction: The Question Behind the Question Every week, family lawyers across Delhi hear a version of the same sentence: “My wife has a job now — do I still have to pay maintenance?” The honest answer almost always disappoints the husband who’s […]
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July 7, 2026
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: July 2026 She packed her bags weeks ago. Maybe months. She hasn’t come back, hasn’t asked to come back, and every month you’re still transferring the maintenance amount because a court once told you to. It feels backwards — why should you keep paying […]
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July 6, 2026
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: July 2026 She knew her husband had been at that hotel in Jaipur. A mutual contact had seen them. She had the name of the hotel. She had the dates. She even had a rough idea of which room. What she didn’t have — […]
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July 3, 2026
By Advocate Karan Dua | Years of Family & Matrimonial Law Practice Delhi Reviewed for accuracy under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, and current Delhi Family Court practice — last updated July 2026. When a wife leaves the matrimonial home and stops responding to calls, texts, or attempts at reconciliation, most husbands freeze. Should you […]
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July 2, 2026
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: July 2026 The divorce decree is in your hand. The marriage is legally over. And she is still living in the matrimonial home. This situation is more common than people realise — and the legal answer is more nuanced than either side typically expects. […]
