@ Author
(Personal) issues besides the point let us both be honest in below understanding keeping in view we talking of 8 YEARS old kid here !
These are rationale i.e. THE NEEDS of a 8 years old child my dear Sir whether you painfully agree or not I have set a bar and let us talk only of a child not what mother is earning in instance case scenario…….
- Education expenses (as per status of parties)
Reasoning: 8 years old means child is in 3rd. Standard (class) right now and in 3 months will be promoted to 4th. class. Any (national average) basic school quarterly fees is nothing minimum than @ 4500. I think ld. Judge has been a miser in instance reported case. Now decide yourself what child share towards education pops out of @ 3000 awarded by ld. Judge? Pittance is my view Sir, hence raise your fatherly bar.
- Medical expenses (variable can’t be set into one bracket)
Reasoning: A 8 years old is bound to be seeking twice half yearly dental visits which any reasonable educated parent becomes a must activity. Average dental visits costs @ 2000. Fine tuning a 8 years old kid also falls minimum 6 times a year due to fever, pollution, bad eating habits etc. etc. Average consultation costs comes to another @ 3000. Further advising in case you forgot a 8 years also needs 1 polio shot which itself at this age costs @ 1250. I have intentionally ignored conveyance for medical which custodial parent will be spending upon otherwise it will become another post Diwali bahi khata change scenario for you Sir. Calculating all these and given to understand the award of @ 3000 see for yourself what is left out for the custodial parent to spent on medical needs which a father is bound to maintain in normal situation and even during litigation scenario just for god’s sake to show father is in good books (conduct) in case a custody suit is ever filed by you.
- Extra curricular activities (school picnics / outings / camping)
Reasoning: A 8 years old kid goes twice on school outings which is paid activity by custodial parent. Further a 8 years old kid also loves to visit natural places (museum / amusement parks – rides / friends activity partner role play etc etc. A average amusement park all rides cost now-a-days nothing less than @ 300 bucks and what would be called a miserly thought if I don’t take atleast my only kid once a month for such rides ! I am omitting fancy dress (hire) charges in case god forbid school has some dance – drama – presentation by that age kid. BTW average dress hire charges are another @ 200. Let us become CA and calculate all these p.m. and see what is left out given to understand the award of @ 3000
- Conveyance (school transports)
Reasoning: A average conveyance if school tpt. Taken is @ 800 bucks and if pvt. Van supported then average it is @ 300. Compare with @ 3000 awarded and ask yourself what is left and who should foot that extra you or the custodial mother !
- Food (as per status of parents)
Reasoning: I am omitting Hon’ble SC binding Law wherein SC says as late as Jan 2010 that a child diet cost based on minimum 1640 Kcal requirement should be Rs. 6/- and even most dear WCD (Women and Child Development Ministry via Affidavit) agrees to such shocking agreement of convenience. So less said about such Judgments the better is my immediate view. A 8 years old kid diet from the kitchen of a middle class parent (u earning 21 K and she earning 59 K should not be less than @ 3000 itself ! Well I would loving feed my kid 3/4th. of what I get on my plate under same money (income) situation and I am not sure what you as a father would agree to it or not so do a deep thinking how much a kid of such income parent should be feed with ! I am not sorry to use such wordings in public forums.
- Clothing (again as per status of parties)
Reasoning: A 8 years kid cloths unlike ld. ladies clothings are the most expensive, let us visit the nearest market to understand the high cost of tiny tots clothings. Any decent cloth to cover basic nakedness of your kid will not come even if bought once in a month nothing less than @ 800 and let us see what is now left out of @ 3000 awarded by lordship.
- Marriage (if female)
I am ignoring this at the moment.
- Higher education (if female)
I am ignoring this at the moment and cautioning you that DV Act to be read before jumping guns upon me post reading this reply post J
- Job (prospective issue only if female)
I am ignoring this at the moment and cautioning you that DV Act to be read before jumping guns upon me post reading this reply post J
Well, I would have suggested you to use the Hon’ble SC Judgment on shared maint. to a child if both parents earning (co-extensive formula as laid down by Hon’ble SC) but I am resisting suggesting the same, simple reason being that the award is too low for a child of age 8 years. Had it crossed 7 k or above (now here keeping in view your 21 K) I would have reversed engineered some suggestions.
Now, after all permutations / combinations what I can as a bottom line suggest is to ignore this award at the moment and fight for main suit rigorously least she pinches you with another maint. suit given to understand a ld. lady does not keep quite with only one maint. suit now-a-days.
What surprises me in your post is the 'calculation of expenses by mother as to be @ 4 K" ! Seems she is in BPO industry where they work as per manual and if any typical question outside a manual is asked they get confused. It is a compliment to this lady I must add before other ladies make mince meat out of me and complaint o admin to delete my account welcome that too………………….
