Archive · 29 Dec 2025
Courts Address Child Custody and Maintenance
A couple in India is going through a difficult time because they can't agree on how to take care of their three children.
The mother says the father is not helping enough and is not being honest about his money.
The father says he doesn't make enough money to pay what the court first asked.
The court said the mother should not have to do everything alone just because she has a job.
The court changed the amount the father has to pay for the children's support.
Both parents need to work together to take care of their children, and the court wants to make sure the children are taken care of properly.
The Delhi High Court modified the interim maintenance payable by the husband from Rs 30,000 to Rs 25,000 per month for three minor children.
The court emphasized that the obligation to maintain minor children is a legal, moral, and social responsibility of both parents.
The wife argued that she is bearing the entire responsibility of raising and maintaining the three minor children, including expenses for school fees, tuition, medical care, and other day-to-day necessities.
The husband claimed he cannot afford the interim maintenance of Rs 30,000, asserting his monthly income is only Rs 9,000.
The court cautioned against equating the mere employment of the primary caregiver with financial sufficiency and noted the wife's dual burden of professional and child-rearing responsibilities.
- Who
- A couple with three minor children, the Delhi High Court, and their respective lawyers
- What
- A dispute over child maintenance and custody, with the court modifying the interim maintenance amount
- When
- The hearing and order were in December 2025, with the couple separating in 2022
- Where
- Delhi High Court, India
- Why
- To address the financial responsibility and welfare of the minor children, and to ensure the dignity of a working woman
Father's Perspective
Mother's Perspective
Financial Responsibility
Father's Perspective
The husband claims he cannot afford the interim maintenance of Rs 30,000, asserting his monthly income is only Rs 9,000.
Mother's Perspective
The wife argues that both parents have a joint legal, moral, and social obligation to maintain their children, and the husband's financial situation does not absolve him of this responsibility.
Employment and Sufficiency
Father's Perspective
The husband's lawyer argues that the wife left the matrimonial home without sufficient cause and is employed, earning approximately Rs 45,000 per month.
Mother's Perspective
The wife's lawyer contends that the wife, earning about Rs 35,000 per month, is bearing the entire responsibility of raising and maintaining three minor children, which includes expenses for school fees, tuition, medical care, and other day-to-day necessities.
- Court's Directive on Maintenance
- Modified interim maintenance from Rs 30,000 to Rs 25,000 per month
- Husband's Claimed Income
- Rs 9,000 per month
- Wife's Income
- Rs 35,000 per month
- Number of Children
- Three minor children
- Marriage Year
- 2014
- Separation Year
- 2022
- Allegations Against Husband
- Dowry demands, physical, emotional, and economic abuse
Sources
Child’s future can’t be affected due to parental conflict, resolve it through dialogue: Calcutta HC to estranged couple
Telangana High Court confirms couple’s divorce, orders Rs 80 lakh maintenance for daughter
