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The Hindu law of adoption

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Publication details: Mumbai General Books 2010Description: 389pSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 340.58 SAR
Contents:
Table of Contents: 1. Introduction; 2. Applicability of Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act; 3. What is Adoption? 3.1. Who can Adopt a child? 3.2. When is adoption valid? 3.3. Necessary conditions to be fulfilled for: 3.4. Effects of adoption; 3.5. Rights of adoptive parents to dispose of their property ; 4. Who will be the adoptive mother in case of adoption by a male? 4.1. Can a valid adoption be cancelled? 4.2. Prohibition of payments; 5. Maintenance; 5.1. What is maintenance? 5.2. Maintenance of wife; 5.3. Maintenance of widowed daughters-in-law; 5.4. Maintenance of children and aged parents; 5.5. Maintenance of dependants; 5.6. Amount of Maintenance; 5.7. Alteration of the amount due to change in circumstances; 5.8. The claimant of Maintenance should be a Hindu; 5.9. Can maintenance be a charge? 5.10. Effect of transfer of property on rights to maintenance; 6. References; 6.1. Cases; 6.2. Bare Acts; 6.3. Books; 6.4. Online Sources;
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Table of Contents:
1. Introduction;
2. Applicability of Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act;
3. What is Adoption?
3.1. Who can Adopt a child?
3.2. When is adoption valid?
3.3. Necessary conditions to be fulfilled for:
3.4. Effects of adoption;
3.5. Rights of adoptive parents to dispose of their property ;
4. Who will be the adoptive mother in case of adoption by a male?
4.1. Can a valid adoption be cancelled?
4.2. Prohibition of payments;
5. Maintenance;
5.1. What is maintenance?
5.2. Maintenance of wife;
5.3. Maintenance of widowed daughters-in-law;
5.4. Maintenance of children and aged parents;
5.5. Maintenance of dependants;
5.6. Amount of Maintenance;
5.7. Alteration of the amount due to change in circumstances;
5.8. The claimant of Maintenance should be a Hindu;
5.9. Can maintenance be a charge?
5.10. Effect of transfer of property on rights to maintenance;
6. References;
6.1. Cases;
6.2. Bare Acts;
6.3. Books;
6.4. Online Sources;