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Under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, in the case of an unmarried daughter, maintenance…

Section 3(b)(ii) adds that, for an unmarried daughter, maintenance also includes "the reasonable expenses of and incident to her marriage". It does not extend to dowry,…

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Under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, in the case of an unmarried daughter, maintenance also includes:

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Section 3(b)(ii) adds that, for an unmarried daughter, maintenance also includes "the reasonable expenses of and incident to her marriage". It does not extend to dowry, which the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 forbids, or to a share in the family property.

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