1)you can only claim maintenance from husband income not that of his family members

2) court considers net income of husband while determining maintenance

3) MCD is best option

You can seek remedies available in the domestic violence act against member of the shared household including your in-laws but maintenance order shall be passed against your husband only. You cannot seek maintenance order against in laws or relative of your husband because it is Paramount responsibility of the husband to maintain his wife.

Hello,

As per the statute you can only claim maintenance from your husband and therefore to claim maintenance it is appropriate to place reliance on the income of your husband.

However, in order to create some background to the case you may add these things as additional detail.

Regards

There's no embargo to that, however, the final call will be taken by Court and it may or may not take into consideration their income while determining the quantum of maintenance.

Since liability to maintain wife solely rests on husband the income of your in laws would not be taken into account.

However you can still mention those so your husband may not take false plea of bearing expenses of his parents also.

As far as maintenance is concerned you can claim the same from your legally wedded husband alone and not from his relatives for any reason.

In MCD you can settle down for one time alimony settlement also if it suits you and agree for MCD.

Dear Concerned,

In presence of your Husband your parents in law are not liable for providing maintenance to yourself. Hence you can not ask for maintenance from them .

In case of MCD you may choose to ask for a one time settlement / alimony the source of which can be anyone - as in that is your husband's concern where to give you that money from.

Best of Luck