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Dear Client,
Working for the government doesn’t provide total prohibition for employees from seeking either maintenance or alimony in accordance with Indian Law, such as Section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act of 1955 or Section 144 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Nonetheless, the courts examine the financial self-sufficiency, income levels, and living standards of those involved in the legal dispute. If both parties receive almost the same, stable income, courts will not grant them any high alimony unless they prove that there is some difference in the level of income or there are certain dependency obligations, thus giving rise to a need for support from one of the spouses.
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Hello,
Yes,
Alimony is a matter of right.
You being a wife is entitled to alimony despite both the spouses being government employees.
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Dear Madam,
Yes — even if both husband and wife are government employees, alimony (maintenance) can still be granted after divorce under Indian law.
But it is not automatic. Courts look at income, need, and circumstances.
Dear Sir, as per your query,
1. Employment of both spouses, even as government employees, does not bar alimony under Section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act or Section 144 of the Baratiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
2. Courts grant alimony only if there is financial disparity or dependency after comparing income, liabilities, and standard of living.
3. If both spouses earn similar salaries and are self-sufficient, alimony is usually refused
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