Child maintenance is money (and sometimes in-kind support) so a child can live, study and receive care. It is not a punishment of the other parent. Start with the child maintenance calculator to sketch monthly needs.
Maintenance for wife and child in India
Maintenance for wife and child in India can travel in one petition or in separate claims. The child’s need is assessed on its own. A spouse’s claim does not automatically increase or cancel the child’s claim.
Child maintenance after divorce
Child maintenance after divorce continues because parental duty does not end with the decree. Amounts can change if income, custody or school costs change.
Child maintenance without divorce
Child maintenance without divorce is possible. Parents need not wait for a divorce petition before seeking support for a child.
Maintenance of child under Hindu law
Maintenance of child under Hindu law sits alongside secular maintenance provisions. The right forum depends on the facts. This page is not a substitute for statute-specific advice.
Child maintenance from father in India
Child maintenance from father in India is the most common search, but a mother with means can also be directed to contribute. Courts look at both parents’ capacity.
No maintenance to child in India
Searches for no maintenance to child in India usually come from a parent hoping to pay nothing. Complete denial is exceptional. More often the debate is quantum, interim vs final, or who already pays school and housing.