Maintenance and Alimony

My wife is filing revision one after another for increasing maintenance

My wife is filing revision one after another for increasing maintenance. Please clarify what is the criteria for revision and how frequently my wife can file, as my wife has been awarded maintenance under section 125 crpc and I have been paying it monthly. Next month marks a year since the judgement was passed, and I am wondering if my wife can file a revision to increase the amount again because one year has passed.

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Does my boyfriend have the right to claim my salary for his maintenance?

Does my boyfriend have the right to claim my salary for his maintenance? I have been in a relationship with my boyfriend since 2015. He is not doing well and always demands money from me. When I refuse to pay, he threatens me that he may file a case for maintenance and share our photographs on the internet. These incidents have been happening for the last two months since I switched my job and settled in Mumbai. Please suggest.

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Wife not living with husband right from the marriage but seeking maintenance

Hello sir, I got married on 18.01.2017, but my wife refused to live with me at my home and has not lived with me since then. She is currently staying with her parents. I filed for divorce after 5 years under section 13(1)(ia)(ib) of the Hindu Marriage Act, which is pending. Now, after 6 years, she has filed a case under section 125 of the CrPC for maintenance and interim maintenance. My question is whether she is entitled to maintenance despite not living with me at my home since marriage and suppressing her hormonal imbalance, which affects sexual activity. 

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Husband avoid to paying maintenance to wife and leave his family business

My husband does not want to pay alimony therefore, he has relinquished his family business. Now he is claiming that I have no source of income and am not able to maintain my wife and child. The court has asked him to produce income proof but he failed to produce it. I am facing a problem in caring for my son and myself. What is the possibility in this situation to get maintenance from the court?

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Can I withdraw a fixed amount from the FD of my minor daughter?

Can I withdraw a fixed amount from the FD of my minor daughter? I filed a divorce case against my husband on the ground of bigamy and adultery. The family court has passed the decree of divorce. In that decree the court has ordered the husband to create a fixed deposit with tune to one crore. The husband has filed an appeal against the decree of family court. 

He wanted to stay the implementation of the decree so as to escape from depositing the one crore. But in the appeal the high court had directed the husband to make a fixed deposit in favour of the minor daughter. That appeal has been pending since 2011. I want to withdraw ten lakh rupees for the higher study of my daughter. Can I withdraw ten lakh rupees from the FD of my minor daughter?

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I have solemnised marriage after the divorce can the amount of alimony be adjusted?

I have solemnised marriage after the divorce can the amount of alimony be adjusted? The family court has fixed fifty thousand rupees per month as permanent alimony. After the solemnisation of my second marriage it is very tough for me to pay fifty thousand rupees per month to my ex-wife. Sir, please suggest how to adjust the amount of maintenance in the changed circumstances. I also have a son from my second marriage. 

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Family court has fixed fifty lakh rupees as permanent alimony: what to do?

Family court has directed to pay fifty lakh rupees as permanent alimony: what to do? My file filed a civil suit for the divorce on the ground of desertion and cruelty. She has the evidence to prove that I have been working in Nepal and never visited my native place. My wife is living in my village. However, I also do not want to live with her because I am falling in love with another girl. The court while deciding the permanent alimony under Section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act did not examine my financial capacity. Without going into the facts of the case the family court has arbitrarily decided such a hefty amount as a permanent alimony. Please suggest what to do in these circumstances. 

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Husband has not been appearing in the court proceedings

My marriage is 14 years old. I filed a case under the domestic violence act for maintenance and protection order. In that complaint I also asked for a residence order in the shared household. My husband never came to court. Court has passed a maintenance order. Now my husband is not paying rent or paying anything to me.  And has run away. I’m unaware of his whereabouts. What can be done? 

My advocate is not co-operating in this matter. He told me that you should search your husband and serve a notice upon him. I think he has connived with my husband therefore, he is taking his favour. This is a very strange situation and I am facing a lot of problems due to paucity of money. please help and suggest in this situation what I should do?

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