the The Supreme Court, while hearing a divorce case involving a couple who had been living apart for 16 years, asked the husband to “calm down and continue paying” the stipulated amount. $15,000 alimony for his wife.
At the heart of the matter was the legal dilemma of whether a long separation was enough to end a marriage, or whether there was still a chance for reconciliation.
The husband’s lawyer told the court that the couple had been living apart for more than a decade and a half, adding that his client was already paying $15,000 every month maintenance. On this basis, he requested annulment of the marriage, citing continued disagreements and incompatibility.
“Separated for 16 years, I’m paying $Maintenance 15,000. Please give me a Divorce,” the husband filed in court, according to what the Bar and Punch newspaper reported.
However, the wife said she was ready to go back and live with her husband, having already told him that. She thus challenged the claim that the marriage had completely broken down.
The court maintains the status quo
The Supreme Court bench commented, saying: “Keep your wife with you,” indicating that the door to reconciliation cannot be closed so easily.
When the husband asserted that the long separation arose from “temperament problems,” the court shifted its focus to financial support, asking how much could be provided as permanent alimony. I also noticed that $15,000 a month was “hardly anything these days”.
The husband’s lawyer responded that his client did not have the financial ability to increase the amount.
“I don’t have money. I have.” $Salary 65,000 without pension. I am 54 years old.
The court then directed that the current arrangement must continue, saying, “You continue to pay.”
When the divorce application was pressed again, the court refused to approve it, telling the husband: “Shaanti se baithe raho. Dete Raho.” $15,000 Khush Raho.
