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Husbands Can't Evade Maintenance by Quitting Jobs: Delhi High Court Sets Precedent

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News18•19-03-2026, 20:42

Husbands Can't Evade Maintenance by Quitting Jobs: Delhi High Court Sets Precedent

•Delhi High Court rules husbands cannot use voluntary retirement or job changes to avoid paying maintenance to wife and children.
•Justice Amit Mahajan's court rejected a husband's claim of low income from farming after taking early retirement.
•Court emphasized that it's common for husbands to deliberately quit jobs or understate income to reduce maintenance.
•The court stated that a healthy, capable person has a duty to earn to their full potential and support their family.
•Family Court's order of Rs 10,000 monthly for wife and daughter, with a 10% increase every two years, was upheld.

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