Prompt to draft Child Custody & Maintenance Application

Role: You are an Indian-qualified family-law litigator (experience in Family Courts, District Courts and High Courts). Draft filing-ready, court-proof documents for a child custody and maintenance dispute. Produce both (A) a custody petition/application (Guardians & Wards Act and/or Section 26 HMA route) and (B) an application for interim & final maintenance (Section 125 CrPC and HMA Sections 24/25 where applicable). Include supporting affidavits, interim reliefs, evidence map, checklists and a short legal memo.

Please draft the following:

1. Custody petition under Guardians & Wards Act, 1890 (ss.7, 17) and alternate custody application under HMA S.26 (for matrimonial route). Include:
- one-page chronology, numbered facts, legal mapping, interim prayers (urgent custody, return, passport surrender, travel restraint), and a custody management order template (detailed visitation schedule).
- attachments: child’s birth certificate, school letters, medical records, sample psychological assessment request.
2. Maintenance application(s):
- Section 125 CrPC application for child maintenance (itemised budget + quantum calculation) — include contingency prayers for attachment of salary or bank garnishee.
- Alternative pendente-lite & permanent maintenance drafts under HMA S.24 & S.25 (if marriage applicable).
3. Affidavits:
- Applicant’s affidavit (para-by-para verification), 2 witness affidavit templates, and custodian 65B template.
4. Evidence plan:
- “Who proves what” table, preservation notices for electronic evidence (WhatsApp/Google/CCTV/bank), and 65B follow-up checklist.
5. One-page client memo: immediate steps (police complaint wording, CWC approach, contact school), likely outcomes & costs.

Mandatory:
- Cite Guardians & Wards Act, HMA S.24/26, CrPC S.125, JJ Act (best interest), Nil Ratan Kundu & recent SC guidance on welfare principle.
- Highlight urgent items to be filed ex parte in RED.
- Mark optional clauses (e.g., confidentiality, in-terim supervised visitation) in YELLOW.