The Economic Times

Woman living with another man without divorcing first husband seeks maintenance as wife: Allahabad HC says she was not legally married to him; claim rejected

The Allahabad High Court has set aside a Family Court order granting maintenance to a woman after holding that she failed to establish she was the man's legally wedded wife. She never divorced her first husband before starting to live with another man. However, the court upheld maintenance for their minor daughter, saying the father's responsibility towards his child continues under the law.