In which section of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 it is said that ‘if the adoption is…
Section 11 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 contains this age-gap requirement. Clause (iii) requires an adoptive father to be at least twenty-one years older…
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In which section of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 it is said that ‘if the adoption is by a male and the person to be adopted is a female, the adoptive father is at least twenty-one years older than the person to be adopted’?
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Section 11 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 contains this age-gap requirement. Clause (iii) requires an adoptive father to be at least twenty-one years older than an adopted daughter.
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