As per the provisions of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, a bachelor male adopts a child.…
Under s.14 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, where a bachelor male who has adopted a child subsequently marries, his wife shall "be the stepmother of that…
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As per the provisions of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, a bachelor male adopts a child. He subsequently marries a woman. Such woman shall:
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Under s.14 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, where a bachelor male who has adopted a child subsequently marries, his wife shall "be the stepmother of that adopted child", not its adoptive mother.
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