Maintenance for kid(iam government employee)

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Yes, She can file for a maintenance even though she is a government employee and does get benefit. The word maintenance differs from case to case with respect to the standard of living. Let me give you an example, pick up any divorce case of rich people or any celebrity you could think of. The wife earns in Lakhs per month, has property worth in crores, and yet pays pays maintenance to his wife. The definition of necessary differs from person to person, like car is a luxury for a lower middle class but a basic requirement for a upper middle class and rich. The Court considers a lot of factors that defines the word maintenance. If the Court thinks that husband's salary is premium luxury to the wife then it will not grant the wife the maintenance as she is earning decently.

Advocate Shaik Abdul Khader LawRato