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If you leave a senior citizen at some place with the intention of abandoning them and not taking care of them, you can be punished with jail time of up to three months and/or a fine of up to Rs. 5000. The police can make an arrest without the permission of a court. However, thisRead more

Senior citizens can make an application to the court to order their children or relatives to pay them temporary maintenance (on a monthly basis). The court has to decide on whether they can get temporary maintenance within 90 days of informing their children or relatives of their application. In special circumstances, the Court can delayRead more

You can file an application in a Maintenance Tribunal under the Maintenance And Welfare Of Parents And Senior Citizens Act, 2007. You can file an application in the maintenance tribunal in the area where: You live currently or Have lived in the past or Where your children or relatives live. Once you file an applicationRead more

The duty to maintain parents exists even after the death of a person who is supposed to maintain them. Upon an application, the court may order that a portion of a person’s wealth and assets be given to parents who are old and infirm. The amount of maintenance in such cases will be calculated asRead more

There is no standard amount of money awarded as maintenance for parents. It is decided on a case-by-case basis. The amount due to you will be decided by the court taking in a number of factors such as: Status and standard of living of the supporter and dependents. Your needs and requirements (reasonably calculated). WhetherRead more

Under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, if any person with sufficient resources refuses or ignores to maintain parents who are unable to maintain themselves, then the Magistrate of the First Class may order such person to give monthly allowance for maintenance.Read more

Biological/Adoptive parents who are Hindu, Buddhist, Jain or Sikh and are aged or infirmed can seek maintenance from their grown children under a special law called the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 if they are unable to support themselves from their own earnings or property. In addition, even when the son or daughter isRead more

Indian law requires all persons to maintain and support their parents – biological, step-parents as well as adoptive depending on the circumstances. The Maintenance and Welfare Of Parents And Senior Citizens Act, 2007 is a special law under which a senior citizen (above 60 years) can apply to a tribunal for maintenance from his adultRead more