Interim Alimony

   INTERIM ALIMONY 

The supreme court in Oregon kumar Jain VS Anju Jain, Before deciding the permanent alimony of Rs. 5 Crores, the Court referred to the cases of Rajnesh v. Neha (2021) and Kiran Jyot Maini v. Anish Pramod Patel (2024) to look upon the factors that need to be considered while deciding the permanent alimony amount.

The Court culled out the following factors that required due weightage while deciding the permanent alimony amount:

"i. Status of the parties, social and financial.

ii. Reasonable needs of the wife and the dependent children.

iii. Parties' individual qualifications and employment statuses.

iv. Independent income or assets owned by the applicant.

v. Standard of life enjoyed by the wife in the matrimonial home.

vi. Any employment sacrifices made for the family responsibilities.

vii. Reasonable litigation costs for a non-working wife.

viii. Financial capacity of the husband, his income,