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Supreme Court order fixing alimony at 25% of husband's salary makes divorce so much cheaper for the man
Bikram Vohra • 8 years agoWith the Supreme Court now poised to tell us exactly how to live and breathe and bring up toddlers the latest pronouncement of what a man should pay as alimony could cause a bit of consternation.
Supreme Court fixes alimony at 25 percent of a man's salary, calls it 'just and fair' amount
Fp Staff • 8 years agoWhat percentage of a man's salary should go towards alimony to one's estranged wife? The Supreme Court has set this figure at 25 percent, calling it a "just and fair" amount
Delhi court asks woman seeking alimony to find a job, stop being a financial burden to husband
Fp Archives • 9 years agoA woman has been advised by a Delhi court to make sincere endeavour to find a job, saying she is well-qualified and cannot be allowed to sit idle at home to put financial burden on her estranged husband.
Three reasons why women deserve a share in inherited property
Chaudhry • 12 years agoIt is silly to attack the red herring of alimony. Far better to work toward a more egalitarian future where women will be just as likely to write the settlement checks.
Is this Mumbai's biggest divorce settlement?
Fp Staff • 13 years agoThis may just be Mumbai's biggest divorce settlements.
New alimony laws: Overdue respite for wives
Fp Staff • 13 years agoThe men's rights organisations describe the new provisions of the Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill 2010 as “discriminatory”. In reality it is women who have borne the burden of divorce which often leave them penniless or dependent.