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Can mother file for maintenance from husband after 23 years


16-Feb-2023 (In Divorce Law)
My mother is living separately from my father for last 23 years but she didn't claim any maintenance because she was working, now she is retired and want maintenance now. My question is can we legally file for maintenance from her husband(my father)
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Answer #1
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My mother is living separately from my father for last 23 years but she didn't claim any maintenance because she was working, now she is retired and want maintenance now. My question is can we legally file for maintenance from her husband(my father)

YES, wife can seen maintenance, if she is not earning.
Answer #2
745 votes
Yes, she can claim for maintenance from her husband(your father) as the law does not stipulate any time bar. But she need to answer the court for having lived separately without any support or maintenance.

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