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If sex worker gets pregnant mumbai , child responsibility is of man?


30-May-2023 (In Criminal Law)
If a man pays money to sex worker and post that if sex worker becomes pregnant. Who is responsible for child care in India? Is the man will also pay for it or since it was with consent women will abort . What will court say in this case?
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Answer #1
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If a sex worker becomes pregnant, she may face a number of serious challenges health-related, financial, social, and legal. Many continue working through pregnancy due to financial necessity, which can endanger both mother and child. Access to antenatal care and safe delivery services is often limited by stigma, discrimination, and lack of support.

Legally, every child, regardless of the mother's profession or the marital status of the parents, has a right to be maintained. Under Indian law, a child even one born out of wedlock is entitled to care, support, and financial maintenance. However, paternity must be established before a claim for maintenance can be made against the father. If proven, both parents are legally responsible for the child's welfare.

There?s no legal penalty for a sex worker becoming pregnant, but the burden of parenting often falls entirely on the woman, due to social stigma and difficulty in tracing or legally pursuing the father. It highlights the need for stronger welfare systems, non-discriminatory healthcare, and legal awareness among vulnerable communities.

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Answer #2
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As per law child is the responsibility of both parents and both are liable to maintain the child. so if child is born to a sex worker then firstly parentage is to be required to be confirmed and only then portion of maintenance can be claimed from men. illegal child too is entitled to maintenance.
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Answer #3
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The sex worker will never give birth and will ultimately abort the child because if she doesn’t do that she has to take care of her child and that’s not possible for her. As far as the liability of the man is concerned he will not be liable for any child or the maintenance of the mother. For more legal assistance I am just a call away.
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Answer #4
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There is no answers of if & buts U need to submit real facts to give proper answer …. Just for the sake of information illegitimate child will have right over the man’s property if it is proved that it his son …n then the child will also b entitled for maintenance upto the age of 18…
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