Legal Services/Family & Personal Status

Maintenance application (BNSS 144 / CrPC 125)

Application for monthly maintenance under BNSS Section 144 (earlier CrPC Section 125) — claimable by wife (including divorced wife not remarried), legitimate / illegitimate minor child, adult disabled child, or parents unable to maintain themselves. Filed before First-Class Judicial Magistrate. Interim maintenance disposed within 60 days under BNSS.

What you'll need to provide

Relationship to respondent, neglect/refusal evidence, income details, current expenses

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Your relationship to the person from whom maintenance is sought *

Respondent name (the person obligated to pay) *

Respondent address *

Respondent's estimated monthly income (if known)

Your monthly maintenance need (₹) *

When did the neglect / refusal start?

Describe the neglect and your inability to support yourself *

Urgency *

Marriage / birth certificate, income proof, etc.

Additional notes (optional)