Under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, an adult Hindu woman of sound mind wishes to adopt…
The 2010 amendment gives an adult Hindu woman of sound mind capacity to adopt a son or daughter. When her husband is living and no exception applies, she needs his consent…
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Under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, an adult Hindu woman of sound mind wishes to adopt a boy and a girl as two distinct adoptions. Her living husband remains Hindu, has not renounced the world, and has not been judicially declared of unsound mind. Assume all statutory conditions other than consent are satisfied. What does she need?
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Correct answer B
The 2010 amendment gives an adult Hindu woman of sound mind capacity to adopt a son or daughter.
When her husband is living and no exception applies, she needs his consent for each adoption.
Section 11(v) prevents the same child from being adopted simultaneously by two or more persons. Here there are two different children.
Option feedback
Option A
Her living husband’s consent is required because none of the listed exceptions applies.
Option B
Section 8 requires consent for the adoption of a son or a daughter in these circumstances.
Option C
Section 8 gives an adult Hindu woman of sound mind capacity subject to the consent rule and other statutory conditions.
Option D
The consent rule applies to a daughter as well as to a son.
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