The Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956
maharashtra · 1956
- S. 1Clause (c) omitted by Act 6 of 2019, s
- S. 2Application of Act
- S. 3Definitions
- S. 4Ins
- S. 5The word “and” omitted by s
- 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 adoption
- 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. 29[Repeals
- S. 30Savings