Hindu Adoptions And Maintenance Act, 1956

Amount of maintenance

23. (1) It shall be in the discretion of the court to determine whether any, and if so what, maintenance shall be awarded under the provisions of this Act, and in doing so the court shall have due regard to the considerations set out in sub-section (2), or sub-section (3), as the case may be, so far as they are applicable.

(2) In determining the amount of maintenance, if any, to be awarded to a wife, children or aged or infirm parents under this Act, regard shall be had to-

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(a)	-	the position and status of the parties;
(b)	-	the reasonable wants of the claimant;
(c)	-	if the claimant is living separately, whether the claimant is justified in doing so;
(d)	-	the value of the claimant's property and any income derived from such property, or from the claimant's own earnings or from any other source;