Well, there is no ceiling limit in any personal law on claim of maintenance of children against parents or any other relative. The Court can grant any amount as it thinks just and proper as per the facts and circumstances of the case while considering the welfare of the child. Following are the factors Court considers while granting maintenance:
- The income;
- The earning capacity, property and other financial resources which each of the parent has or is likely to have in the foreseeable future;
- The financial obligations and responsibilities which each of the parents has or is likely to have in the foreseeable future;
- Age of the parents or child;
- Childcare expenses, including medical insurance premium or medical expenses of child.
- The standard of living enjoyed by the parents and the child; and
- Any other matter which in the circumstances of the case the Court may considers it relevant.