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Non-payment of maintenance is economic abuse, constituting domestic violence: Kerala HC

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The Hindu Bureau
Non-payment of maintenance is economic abuse, constituting domestic violence: Kerala HC
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The Kerala High Court has ruled that the non-payment of maintenance by a husband constitutes economic abuse and domestic violence. The court affirmed that victims' claims do not require independent corroboration when harassment occurs within the private sphere of the home.

The non-payment of maintenance by itself is an economic abuse, which constitutes domestic violence, according to the Kerala High Court.

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