Maintainance

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Anonymous
(Querist) 18 January 2011
This query is : Resolved
Sir,
In muslim personal law.
1)What is the criteria for deciding maintainance when the husband is a private salaried job holder.
2)The wife is PG and highly qualified. But not working. But living in her parents house.
3)One child is new born.
4)The wife has lived with husband for not more than 2 months from the date of marriage.
5)When can husband go for second marriage.
6)If the in-laws are bad and file dowry case, for harrasment,for more money to compromise, what is the proper way to proceed.
7)There are many ammendments by latest supreme court judgements in dowry cases, where to get it.

Guest
(Expert) 26 May 2011
there is no criteria. it is based on the living wages/costs and the day to day prices and maintenance of children, food clothes, shelter etc. normally 3000/- as per national income