The Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956

Sections

1. 0Section 0
2. I — PRELIMINARY
3. 1Short title and extent
4. 2Application of Act
5. 3The word "and" omitted by Act 45 of 1962, s. 2 (w.e.f. 19-11-1962)
6. II — ADOPTION
7. 5The word "and" omitted by s. 3, ibid . (w.e.f. 29-11-1962)
8. 10Persons who may be adopted
9. 13Right of adoptive parents to dispose of their properties
10. 14Determination of adoptive mother in certain cases
11. 15Valid adoption not to be cancelled
12. 16Presumption as to registered documents relating to adoption
13. 17Prohibition of certain payments
14. 18Maintenance of wife
15. 19Maintenance of widowed daughter-in-law
16. 20Maintenance of children and aged parents
17. 21Dependants defined
18. 22Maintenance of dependants
19. 23Amount of maintenance
20. 24Claimant to maintenance should be a Hindu
21. 25Amount of maintenance may be altered on change of circumstances
22. 26Debts to have priority
23. 27Maintenance when to be a charge
24. 28Effect of transfer of property on right to maintenance
25. IV — REPEALS AND SAVINGS
26. 30Savings