Can an unmarried daughter claim maintenance from her father? Bombay high court answers

NEW DELHI: The Bombay high court has upheld a family court order directing a father to pay maintenance of Rs 7,000 each to his unmarried daughter and son, ruling that the daughter could continue to receive maintenance even after attaining the majority. The court also said the father could seek a change in the maintenance payable to his son before the appropriate forum.In its October 13, 2026, order, the Nagpur bench of the high court dismissed the father's challenge to the family court, Nagpur's December 7, 2019, order.Why did the father challenge the maintenance order?According to the court order, the family court had directed the father, a teacher earning Rs 71,000 a month, to pay Rs 7,000 each to his two children.