Woman Leaving Job For Child Care Not Voluntary Desertion: Delhi Court

Woman leaving job for children not voluntary desertion, entitled to alimony: Court

The court said that the situation could be viewed as a consequence of the paramount duty to look after the child and said that the woman is entitled to alimony.

Woman Leaving Job For Child Care Not Voluntary Desertion: Delhi Court

The Delhi High Court has held a woman leaving her job to take care of her child as a single parent wasn't voluntary desertion of work and she was entitled to alimony.

Woman entitled to alimony after quitting job to care for child: Delhi High Court

The court agreed with the woman's reasoning, stating that the responsibility of caregiving disproportionately falls on the custodial parent, often making it difficult for them to pursue full-time employment.

Delhi High Court Says Mom Who Quit Job to Care for Child Still Deserves Alimony

In a case that touches on the everyday struggles of single mothers, the Delhi High Court has ruled that a woman who leaves her job to look after her young child cannot be seen as “voluntarily unemployed.” The court said such a mother is still entitled to receive alimony from her estranged husband, and added that what matters in such cases is not what a woman could earn, but what she is actually earning at the time. The ruling came as the court h…

Woman looking for work to take care of the child who is entitled to alimony: Delhi High Court

New Delhi: The decision of a woman to leave her job to take care of her child does not count as voluntary unemployment and she would be entitled to alimony, the Supreme Court of Delhi ruled. The court has also emphasized that it is not the earning capacity of the woman, but its actual income, […]