Which provision of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 expressly saves the custom regarding…
Section 10(iii) normally excludes a married person from being adopted but expressly saves a permitting custom or usage applicable to the parties. Section 10(iv) instead…
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Which provision of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 expressly saves the custom regarding the adoption of a married person?
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Section 10(iii) normally excludes a married person from being adopted but expressly saves a permitting custom or usage applicable to the parties. Section 10(iv) instead concerns the fifteen-year age limit and its customary exception.
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