The Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act

The Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1957

Act Description

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

Act Sections

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

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