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CHAPTER II – ADOPTION 5. Adoptions to be regulated by this Chapter. (1) No adoption shall be made after the commencement of this Act byRead More →

6. Requisites of a valid adoption. No adoption shall be valid unless- (i) the person adopting has the capacity, and also the right, to takeRead More →

7. Capacity of a male Hindu to take in adoption. Any male Hindu who is of sound mind and is not a minor has theRead More →

8. Capacity of a female Hindu to take in adoption. Any female Hindu who is of sound mind and is not a minor has theRead More →

9. Persons capable of giving in adoption. (1) No person except the father or mother or the guardian of a child shall have the capacityRead More →

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 →