See Condition Indian Court Ruled Wife Must Meet to Get Spousal Support From Ex-husband

An Indian court has ruled that a divorced woman can only continue receiving financial support from her ex-husband if she never has sex with another man.

The high court judge, Justice S Nagamuthu, reportedly said that a woman having sex after divorce was virtually the same as adultery.

Despite stating that financial support was there to help divorcées, he added that women must also remain faithful to their former partners to merit being given the money.

The Times reports the judge as saying: ‘Even after a decree for divorce is granted, if the wife wants to retain her right to claim maintenance from her former husband, she is expected to continue to maintain the same discipline as she was expected to maintain during her marital ties. Since the man carries the obligation to maintain his divorced wife, the woman also carries the obligation not to live in a relationship with another man. If she commits a breach, she will suffer disqualification from claiming maintenance. If she wants to live in a relationship with another man, she may be entitled for maintenance from him and not from the former husband.’

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Source: DailyMail