Where there's will, there's a way (Father-In-Law Income)
Who would not have grown up listening/reading story of a thirsty crow, who raised the water level in earthen pot by dropping marbles into it and finally drank water? Moral of story was "Where there's will, there's a way". Recently, I got to know of a real world anecdote which captures the moral of the story of crow perfectly. A close friend of mine Sumit (name changed) is fighting a bitter battle in court rooms with his estranged wife ( knife ) & Family. In between them, they have several on-going cases in various courts of the country. As is the norm in such disputes to extort money estranged knife has alleged huge dowry/Stridhan was demanded and given in marriage apart from huge sums of money spent in marriage ceremonies by her Father along with constant Domestic Violence knife was subjected to. There is not an easy way to prove the charges of dowry and money spent in marriage false in the court of law. Sad part is that woman's word is taken as go