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Rahul (Engineer)     30 August 2014

Dilema under hindu adoption & maintenance case

Dear Members, I would like to know can a married women having no child neither adopted by us go and file a case under Hindu Adoption & Maintenance Act for seeking maintenance.

 

We neither have any kid nor we have adopted. she has filed a case under the said Act and seeking for maintenance.

 

Please advise whether she can ask for maintenance under this Act.

 

Rahul



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sparrow (Apprentice)     30 August 2014

Yes, a married woman has full right to claim maintenance under sec 18 of Hindu Adoption & maintenance act, from the husband if he his not fulfilling his marital obligations.

Rahul (Engineer)     31 August 2014

What are the marital obligations? Looking for few examples pls. She has abandoned me and started living at her parental house at her own wish

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