Can a Husband Claim Maintenance From His Wife in India?
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: August 2026 This is a question we get asked quietly, often almost apologetically — men assume the law simply doesn’t work this way, or worry about how it will look to raise it. The honest answer is that Indian maintenance law is more gender-neutral […]
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, […]
My Wife Is Having an Affair. What Can I Do? A Husband’s Complete Legal Guide for 2026.
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: July 2026 He already knew. But knowing and being able to do something about it are two very different things. By the time most husbands in this situation sit across from me, they have already spent weeks on the internet looking for answers to […]
SC Puts ₹30,000/Month Value on Homemakers — What It Means for Your Alimony
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: June 2026 Two days ago, a ruling from the Supreme Court of India went viral across every major news platform in the country. It wasn’t, on its face, a divorce case. It was a motor accident compensation claim — a homemaker named Reshma had […]
The DNA Test Says the Child Isn’t Mine.” Does Your Maintenance Obligation End? The Supreme Court’s 2026 Answer.
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: June 2026 It is one of the most difficult conversations a client can have with a lawyer. A marriage has broken down. The wife has filed for maintenance—for herself and for the child. The husband insists the child is not his. He asks whether […]