Does a husband have the right to ask for alimony after divorce?
Cricketer yuzvendra chahal and choreographer Dhanashree Verma separated after 51 months of marriage. A settlement of Rs 4.75 crore has been reached between them. That means chahal will give Rs 4.75 crore to Dhanashree as alimony. Out of this, he has already given Rs 2.37 crore. Now the question arises that how does the court decide alimony in case of divorce?
How does the court decide alimony?
Although there is no fixed rule as to how much money is to be given as alimony after divorce. For this, the court takes into account many things such as how much is the income of the husband and wife, what is their financial status, how much is their savings, how long has the marriage lasted, what has been done for the care of the children, etc.
If the wife is working then...
Another question arises in this that even if the wife is working herself, will she still have to pay alimony in case of divorce? In this situation, the court looks at how much both of them earn and what is the difference in their income. If the court feels that the wife earns so much that she can maintain herself, then alimony can also be denied. Along with this, if the wife is educated, but lives with the husband's family and takes care of them. She also helps her husband in his work or business, then in this situation the court will believe that the girl has sacrificed her career for her husband's family, so after divorce the alimony will be fixed so much that her life can be lived properly.
Can the husband also claim alimony?
Another big question regarding alimony is that is there any possibility of the husband getting alimony from the wife after divorce? So the answer is yes. Under Sections 24 and 25 of the Hindu marriage Act, 1955, the husband can also claim alimony or maintenance allowance. Provided that the husband has to prove that he is financially dependent on the wife such as he has some disease or disability due to which he is unable to work.
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