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In Hindu Law, a father-in-law is bound to provide maintenance to his widowed daughter-in-law:

Under Section 19(2) of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act the father-in-law's duty to maintain a widowed daughter-in-law is enforceable only "out of coparcenary…

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In Hindu Law, a father-in-law is bound to provide maintenance to his widowed daughter-in-law:

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Under Section 19(2) of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act the father-in-law's duty to maintain a widowed daughter-in-law is enforceable only "out of coparcenary property in his possession" from which she has not obtained any share.

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