[quote]The only point u are missing here is that the kids needed to be fed each day...clothed each day and had to have a roof over their heads every single day..[/quote]
This is far-fetched because Saif moved out leaving the house to Amrita and the kids. They already had a roof over their head. Food and clothing do not cost a lot especially in India. Heck, new clothing is not even needed for a year or two if you're in dire straits. It's not like old clothes you already owned can't be used for a while. They would not be able to maintain a 5 star uber luxurious lifestyle but other than that, they would be fine. It's not like Saif was starving the kids.
There was always the option of sending the kids to live with their Dad if Amrita wanted him to take care of everything. She also made choices. She was not that helpless in the situation. She chose to keep the kids to herself even if he meant starting to work and provide for them. Yes, Saif should have been a better person and been more generous with money during that time but he probably wanted to wait things were legalized. He knew those kids were not starving and homeless. Maybe he even offered to let them stay with him instead. The main thing is we don't really know what goes in inside everyone's lives that it seems a bit too much to beat them with sticks all the time as if we're so morally superior.
[quote]I don't know how it works in India...but here in USA...u don't have to be divorced or even married to get a child support order for the child...a DNA test is enough...and yess the courts do order the child support from the date of separation...if that date is established in the court...so yes IN USA technically a parent is legally obligated to pay child support from the date a couple is separated...[/quote]
Like you said, they are different countries. Even in the US, people make sure to go to family court and make sure to get it down on paper so child support can start soon after the separation. Nobody just gives money out of the goodness of their heart because it can lead to problems and lawyers also advise against it without proper paperwork done.
I don't know if India has that or not but clearly it was not used between Saif and Amrita. If it existed, there would have been no way for Saif to flee his child support duties. He would have landed up in jail if anything like that existed. If India does have and Amrita chose not to utilize it, again it's her fault for not doing so.
Edited by anonymous39 - 12 years ago
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