Assume a Hindu widowed daughter-in-law meets section 19(1) of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act,…
Section 19(2) limits enforcement to qualifying means from coparcenary property in the father-in-law’s possession from which the widow has obtained no share. The obligation…
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Assume a Hindu widowed daughter-in-law meets section 19(1) of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 and has not remarried. Which further fact supports enforcement of maintenance against her father-in-law under section 19(2)?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer D
Section 19(2) limits enforcement to qualifying means from coparcenary property in the father-in-law’s possession from which the widow has obtained no share.
The obligation ceases on the widow’s remarriage.
Option feedback
Option A
Section 19(2) looks to means from the specified coparcenary property.
Option B
The property must be one from which she has obtained no share.
Option C
Possession alone does not meet the requirement when the property supplies no means to maintain her.
Option D
The stated facts satisfy the additional property and means requirements in section 19(2).
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