The Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956
Central · 1956
- S. 1Short title and extent.
- S. 2Application of Act.
- S. 3Definitions.
- S. 4Overriding effect of Act.
- S. 5Adoptions to be regulated by this Chapter.
- S. 6Requisites of a valid adoption.
- S. 7Capacity of a male Hindu to take in adoption.
- S. 8Capacity of a female Hindu to take in adoption.
- S. 9Persons capable of giving in adoption.
- S. 10Persons who may be adopted.
- S. 11Other conditions for a valid adoption.
- S. 12Effects of adoption.
- S. 13Right of adoptive parents to dispose of their properties.
- S. 14Determination of adoptive mother in certain cases.
- S. 15Valid adoption not to be cancelled.
- S. 16Presumption as to registered documents relating to adoptions.
- S. 17Prohibition of certain payments.
- S. 18Maintenance of wife.
- S. 19Maintenance of widowed daughter-in-law.
- S. 20Maintenance of children and aged parents.
- S. 21Dependants defined.
- S. 22Maintenance of dependants.
- S. 23Amount of maintenance.
- S. 24Claimant to maintenance should be a Hindu.
- S. 25Amount of maintenance may be altered on change of circumstances.
- S. 26Debts to have priority.
- S. 27Maintenance when to be a charge.
- S. 28Effect of transfer of property on right to maintenance.
- S. 29Repealed.
- S. 30Savings