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10. Persons who may be adopted. No person shall be capable of being taken in adoption unless the following conditions are fulfilled, namely- (i) heRead More →

11. Other conditions for a valid adoption. In every adoption, the following conditions must be complied with:- (i) if any adoption is of a son,Read More →

12. Effect of adoptions. An adopted child shall be deemed to be the child of his or her adoptive father or mother for all purposesRead More →

13. Right of adoptive parents to dispose of their properties. Subject to any agreement to the contrary, an adoption does not deprive the adoptive fatherRead More →

14. Determination of adoptive mother in certain cases. (1) Where a Hindu who has a wife living adopts a child, she shall be deemed toRead More →

15. Valid adoption not to be cancelled. No adoption which had been validly made can be cancelled by the adoptive father or mother or anyRead More →

16. Presumption as to registered documents relating to adoption. Whenever any document registered under any law for the time being in force is produced beforeRead More →

17. Prohibition of certain payments. (1) No person shall receive or agree to receive any payment or other reward in consideration of the adoption ofRead More →

CHAPTER III – MAINTENANCE 18. Maintenance of wife. (1) Subject to the provisions of this section, a Hindu wife, whether married before or after the commencementRead More →

19. Maintenance of widowed daughter-in-law. (1) A Hindu wife, whether married before or after the commencement of this Act, shall be entitled to be maintainedRead More →

20. Maintenance of children and aged parents. (1) Subject to the provisions of this section a Hindu is bound, during his or her lifetime, toRead More →

21. Dependents defined. For the purposes of this Chapter “dependents” mean the following relatives of the deceased- (i) his or her father; (ii) his orRead More →

22. Maintenance of dependents. (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), the heirs of a deceased Hindu are bound to maintain the dependents ofRead More →

23. Amount of maintenance. (1) It shall be in the discretion of the court to determine whether any, and if so what, maintenance shall beRead More →

24. Claimant to maintenance should be a Hindu. No person shall be entitled to claim maintenance under this Chapter if he or she has ceasedRead More →

25. Amount of maintenance may be altered on change of circumstances. The amount of maintenance, whether fixed by a decree of court or by agreementRead More →