Father’s Retirement Benefits Can Be Attached for Child’s Maintenance; Exemption under Section 60(1)(g) CPC Not Applicable: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has recently delivered a powerful judgment stating that a father’s retirement benefits can be attached to pay maintenance for his minor child, even though Section 60(1)(g) of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) generally protects such benefits from attachment. The court made it clear that the exemption does not apply when the claim is made by the father’s own child seeking maintenance. Judges reject misuse of…