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Under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, if a male adopts a female child, the adoptive…

Section 11(iii) requires that where a male Hindu adopts a female child, the adoptive father must be at least twenty-one years older than the person adopted.

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Under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, if a male adopts a female child, the adoptive father must be:

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Section 11(iii) requires that where a male Hindu adopts a female child, the adoptive father must be at least twenty-one years older than the person adopted.

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