Legal Question in Family Law in India
sir my brother married 17 years ago. by some misunderstandings he and his wife separated 16 and half years ago. we don't know whether both are meeting or not, as my brother staying with our parents at visakhapatnam and his wife staying with her parents at srikakulam, i.e., nearly 200kms away. suddenly a week ahead she entered in my mother's house and asking for maintenance. also she is threatening that she will put a case againt our parents and our sisters in the name of gruhahimsa law. in what way we are all answerable? and what precautions we have to take? also it is to inform you that we are all living out of visakhapatnam, i.e., our parents residence. please advise us.
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in case your brother is not divorced as yet, your sister in law is entitled to maintenance and residence.
She may be entitled to maintenance only from her husband and not from his relatives.
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