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 […]
How Much Should I Pay My Wife in a Mutual Divorce? The Complete 2026 Settlement Negotiation Guide
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: July 2026 This is, without question, the most practical question a husband in a mutual consent divorce needs answered — and it is almost always answered vaguely or not at all. Every article about maintenance covers how courts calculate it in contested cases. That […]
He Filed 80 Cases Against Her. The Supreme Court Quashed Every Single One.
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: June 2026 She came to me with a briefcase. Not because she was a lawyer. Because it was the only thing big enough to carry all the court notices. Eighty-plus of them. Filed in different courts, at different times, against her. Against her parents. […]
My Spouse Agreed to Mutual Divorce — Then Changed Their Mind. What Can I Do? The Supreme Court’s 2026
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi Published: June 2026 You sat through months of mediation. You made painful compromises. You agreed on alimony, on the flat, on where the children would live. You signed the settlement. Your spouse signed it too. Then — days before the second motion hearing — your spouse […]