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Depending on ones caste, culture, religion and mutual agreement wife has had with her husband, one can opt for Alimony, there are two types … When it's given during the time of the court proceedings, it is a maintenance amount. The second is when it's given after the legal separation. As far as the streedhan is concerned, a woman has exclusive rights over it. Assets she received from her family and her husband's family during the course of the marriage remain hers.
The court decides the amount of alimony/maintenance which is too be paid by the respective spouse after examining various parameters. The income of the spouses, their standard of living and financial status are the factors considered. Both spouse's income, investments and net worth, as well as the financial needs of the individuals are taken into account. "Though there isn't a fixed formula to quantify the amount, generally it is in the range of one fifth to one third of the gross earnings of the spouse who has to pay alimony.
Alimony is a monetary compensation granted to the spouse who is unable to support himself/herself. At least 99% at time its Husband who pays the alimony. However, there have been cases where the court has ordered the wife to pay her husband. In July 2014, a Gandhinagar family court ordered a woman, Rajvinder Kaur, to pay alimony to her husband Dalbir Singh, who had accused her of physical and mental torture