Which one of the following sections of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act provides capacity to…
HAMA section 8 is headed capacity of a female Hindu to take in adoption. By 2019 its 2010 substitution already applied: a woman of sound mind who is not a minor has…
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Which one of the following sections of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act provides capacity to take in adoption a child to a female Hindu?
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Correct answer D
HAMA section 8 is headed capacity of a female Hindu to take in adoption. By 2019 its 2010 substitution already applied: a woman of sound mind who is not a minor has capacity, with a living husband’s consent required unless a specified exception applies. Section 7 concerns a male adopter, and sections 3 and 4 definitions and overriding effect.
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