Kerala High Court 2026 ruling on wife maintenance claim after property sale

Can Your Wife Claim Maintenance From Your Property Even After You Sell It?

By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: August 2026 We’ve had husbands ask us, sometimes quite bluntly, whether selling or transferring property puts it out of reach of a maintenance claim. We’ve also had wives ask the opposite question, worried that a husband quietly selling assets during a separation means there’s […]
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Woman claiming maintenance without filing divorce under Section 144 BNSS and DV Act

Can You Claim Maintenance Without Filing for Divorce?

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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