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Under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, the right of adoptive parents to dispose of…

Section 13 opens "Subject to any agreement to the contrary", so the adoptive parents keep the power to dispose of their property by transfer inter vivos or by will unless…

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Under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, the right of adoptive parents to dispose of property is:

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Section 13 opens "Subject to any agreement to the contrary", so the adoptive parents keep the power to dispose of their property by transfer inter vivos or by will unless they have agreed otherwise. Neither the child's consent nor a court's sanction is required, and the power is not suspended during the child's minority.

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