Top 10 Family Law Judgments – December 2025 | LegalWiki

In December 2025, the Supreme Court and several High Courts across India delivered important judgments in family law. These decisions focused on issues like child custody, maintenance, protection of women’s rights, and family property disputes - helping ensure fairness, clarity, and better protection of family members’ rights.

Assumption Of Income From YouTube Reels Cannot Be Basis To Deny Maintenance: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court set aside a Family Court order that denied maintenance to a wife solely on the assumption that she earned income by making YouTube reels. Read More

Allahabad High Court: Second Marriage Not Ground to Deny Maintenance to First Wife
The Allahabad High Court has held that a Muslim husband’s obligation to maintain his legally wedded first wife cannot be diluted on the ground that he is maintaining a second wife. Read More

Delhi High Court Holds One-Year Separation Under Section 13B HMA Not Mandatory For Divorce By Mutual Consent
The Delhi High Court has held that the one-year separation requirement under Section 13B(1) of the Hindu Marriage Act is directory, not mandatory. Read More

When Marriage Survives Only On Paper Due To Prolonged Litigation, Better To Separate Parties: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court dissolved a marriage that had effectively broken down after nearly 24 years of separation, observing that prolonged matrimonial litigation only perpetuates a marriage on paper and causes cruelty to both parties. Read More

Dowry Has Diffused Into Muslim Marriages, Undermining Mehr’s Protective Role: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the practice of dowry has increasingly permeated Muslim marriages, eroding the protective purpose of mehr meant to secure a woman’s financial rights. Read More

Delhi High Court Holds Wife’s Inherited Assets Or Family Wealth Cannot Be Used To Deny Interim Maintenance
The Delhi High Court upheld an order directing the husband to pay ₹50,000 per month as interim maintenance under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act. The Court ruled that a husband cannot rely on his wife’s inherited property or gifts from her family to deny maintenance. Read More

Specific Relief Act Has No Application To Family Court Proceedings: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court has held that the provisions of the Specific Relief Act, 1963, have no application to proceedings under the Family Courts Act, 1984, due to the overriding effect of Section 20 of the latter statute. Read More

Kerala High Court Holds Circumstantial Evidence Sufficient to Prove Adultery in Maintenance Cases
The Kerala High Court held that adultery in maintenance proceedings under Section 125 CrPC can be proved through circumstantial evidence if it logically demonstrates adulterous behavior. Read More

Delhi High Court Orders Re Training for Family Court Judge After Improper Divorce Decree
The Delhi High Court has set aside a divorce decree passed without recording any evidence and relying on non-existent legal provisions. Read More

Delhi High Court: Hindu Customary Divorce Recognised Only When Proven With Clear, Credible Evidence
The Delhi High Court held that a Hindu customary divorce can be recognised only when supported by clear and convincing evidence. Read More

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