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The Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956

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An Act to amend and codify the law relating to adoptions and maintenance among Hindus.

Act number
78 of 1956
Ministry
Ministry of Law and Justice
Department
Legislative Department
Enacted
21 Dec 1956

Source: IndiaCode Portal, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. Open on India Code Check against the official text before relying on it.

30 sections

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