Spouse dependent or not
aman
(Querist) 06 August 2022
This query is : Resolved
I want to know is spouse a dependent (in case of a govt employee) if he/she earn more than 10000/month and files itr return ? I have read in some places that spouse is a natural dependent irrespective to his/her earnings …please guide ?
kavksatyanarayana
(Expert) 10 August 2022
Not a legal query. The wife & Husband are dependent on each other practically. I know that in some judgments, even if the wife is an earning member, after divorce she is entitled to ask for maintenance.
Sudhir Kumar, Advocate
(Expert) 04 December 2022
Spouse is always depandent even if earning 1 carore rupee per month.