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Any obligation to extend maintenance to widowed daughter-in-law is not enforceable if the father-in-law…

Section 19 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 deals with maintenance of a widowed daughter-in-law. Its second subsection limits enforcement by reference to the…

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Any obligation to extend maintenance to widowed daughter-in-law is not enforceable if the father-in-law has not the means to do so from any coparcenary property in his possession out of which the daughter-in-law has not obtained any share, and any such obligation shall cease on the re-marriage of the daughter-in-law — This is mentioned under

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Section 19 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 deals with maintenance of a widowed daughter-in-law. Its second subsection limits enforcement by reference to the father-in-law’s means from coparcenary property and ends the obligation on her remarriage.

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