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Under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, the obligation to maintain aged parents arises when:

Section 20(3): the obligation to maintain an aged or infirm parent "extends in so far as the parent ... is unable to maintain himself or herself out of his or her own…

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Under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, the obligation to maintain aged parents arises when:

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Section 20(3): the obligation to maintain an aged or infirm parent "extends in so far as the parent ... is unable to maintain himself or herself out of his or her own earnings or other property". Age or a demand alone does not create it.

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