Respected learned members,
Advise is needed regarding some family despute and
A MOU has been executed between Husband & Wife before two independent witnesses ( Neighbors) having clauses like :-
They are living in the same flat but as separated spouse since last 1 ½ Years, they have some unresolved differences which has been tried to get resolved by Family, relatives & friends but to no avail.
Now they have agreed to get themselves legally separated and file MCD within reasonable time frame.
Wife has all her belongings and Stridhan with her possession and have taken Rs.250000/- in Cash as her permanent alimony against all her claims and future maintenance. However she has issued a undated cheque for Rs.250000/- which husband would hand her over at the time of Final Motion of the MCD, if wife denies MCD husband has every right to encash the said cheque.
Though the Aforesaid money (Alimony) has not been paid in one go, part of it has been paid as loan to her father at the time of her younger sisters marriage, part of it has been paid to her younger sister after her marriage to get her settled in the other city and balance paid to her as cash, now they will pay her back instead of the husband.
No case or complaint of an nature either Civil or Criminal has been filed by any one in any courts or Police station as no such incident ever happened.
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Now the Questions are :
Is it a valid document in the eyes of law ?
Is it legally binding upon parties and enforceable before the courts of law ?
Can it be submitted in courts if any one of them backtracks or starts to harass the other ?
Can husband has legal rights to recover the money having undated cheque against surety of the paid Alimony in such a case when wife withdraws her consent or creates any other demand in future or before the Judge at the time of MCD.
What other options needs to incorporated to secure the interests of the both parties as as of now no one of them having any ill intentions against each other.
Thanx