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 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 […]
Bank Transactions in Maintenance Cases: Can Every Credit in a Husband’s Account Be Treated as Income? Delhi HC 2026
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: October 2026 Introduction Bank transactions in maintenance cases can provide important evidence about a spouse’s financial position, but every credit appearing in a bank account cannot automatically be treated as income. A bank statement records the movement of money. Credits may represent salary, business […]
NRI Divorce & Jurisdiction: Which Court Has Authority Under Section 19 HMA in 2026?
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: September 2026 Introduction Which Court Has Jurisdiction in an NRI Divorce ? NRI divorce jurisdiction India is an important issue when one or both spouses live abroad but the marriage, residence, or matrimonial proceedings are connected with India. Section 19 of the Hindu Marriage […]
Is Cryptocurrency Now “Property” You Can Claim in an Indian Divorce?
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: September 2026 We’re starting to get this question more often, and until recently, we didn’t have a particularly satisfying answer. A spouse suspects the other side holds Bitcoin, Ethereum, or some other digital asset that never shows up in a bank statement, and asks […]
The Dowry Prohibition Officer: A Real Legal Tool Almost Nobody Knows Exists
By Advocate Karan Dua | Vintage Litigation, New Delhi | Published: August 2026 Quick question: do you know your district has an officer whose entire job is preventing dowry-related harm? Most people don’t. We’ve been practising matrimonial law for years and we still meet clients — educated, resourceful, otherwise well-informed people — who’ve never heard […]