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maintenance and free legal service for working wife


27-Aug-2023 (In Divorce Law)
My salary is 40K & Husband 1.5 lakh/month. Husband evicted me from home & filed divorce. I read the recent judgement of Delhi Court: Estranged working wife also entitled to maintenance, 24 June 2015.. Also I read in article that women are entitled for free legal aid as per Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. 1. So, If I earns sufficient income 40K, But being a women, Will court grant me free legal service. 2. Can I ask for maintenance even if I am working? If Yes, under which act DV, sec125 Cr, HMA.
Answers (3)

Answer #1
876 votes
You should file for divorce and Dv both together to create an immense pressure on the other party! The law for women is more powerful then that for the male! it depends upon the pressure you create on both the parties!
Answer #2
977 votes
Dear client free legal aid is available only for below poverty line women. Second thing as u r working so u r not entitle for maintenance. But u can file domestic violence case for mental torture by hand of husband. Also u can claim compensation for mental harassment in dv case. For any legal help call me

Adv prasad patil

Pune
Answer #3
602 votes
It is possible that the Court may grant u the FREE legal aid if U make application for the same.

You can claim maintenance under different acts but it will depend on the Advocate representing you to plan accordingly and depending on the facts and circumstances of your case.

Once the FREE legal aid Advocate is given then after understanding your case , he can plan suitably for making application for maintenance.

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